Diagnosing Why an Idea is Failing (It’s more fun than it sounds, but just barely). There’s a commonality in the pitfalls that can derail us from bringing a project to an audience. It happens when starting a business, creating a project or telling a story. They often don’t work for the same reasons. Knowing...
When we're trying to create positive change, the front door isn't the place. It is a façade and a trap. The front door crowd wants you to fit in—the people who ...
Thanksgiving is not really about saying, "thank you." We should strive to say thank you—a contest to see who in your family can say thank you to the most people could be a great exercise—but it's not the thanks we're giving....
For my 30th birthday, I've gathered 30 lessons I've taken from popular movies, TV shows and books. ...
Alex Trebek was the great equalizer. The man not only had all of the answers but delivered them with wit and a sometimes-biting rebuke. ...
I wish that we could assume that result will arrive early enough to go to bed at a decent hour. I wish I could say that you will be decently satisfied with the ...
The Holiday season starts this week. I will not promise a themed-newsletter for every holiday, but Pandemic Halloween deserves some lightening up....
I didn't understand stage fright until I had it. For the first ten years of my life, I rarely hid from the spotlight. I liked being the person out front....
When we're establishing characters in the melodramas of our own life, we might take less tact than Dostoevsky or Martin Scorsese. Our need to establish a person...
The 24-hour news cyclone is the continued churning of news and events. It's fueled by Twitter, cable news and other internet outlets. The cyclone never stops. ...