“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” ~ Bill Cosby (1937 – )
Category: Featured Thought
Dangling Modifiers and Other Dilemmas
Before it turned sour, the cat drank the milk. Hhmmm. Now is it the cat or the milk that’s about to turn sour? If the milk is already sour, the cat… or at least the cat’s attitude… is about to…
No matter what time it is…
“It’s always too early to quit.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale
Is Your Message Being Understood?
Recent storms reminded me of this story: A man who lived by the river heard a radio announcement that the river would flood and evacuations were ordered. When his neighbor asked what he planned to do, he replied, “I’m a…
Choose to fail…
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not lived at all. In which case, you’ve failed by default.” J.K. Rowling, Harvard Commencement Address, 2008 Failure and success do…
Write It Down
I don’t know about you, but I will remember things better when I write them down. Somehow, the act of putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard improves my recall. In school, I was a diligent note taker, and…
What’s Your Plan?
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” ~ Henry Ford A new school year and a new season. Time to get started “doing.”
What’s Your Offer?
Maybe you’ve heard that the best way to grow your business is by growing your email list. But what about those pesky laws and the CAN-SPAM Act? You can’t simply buy a list and start blasting away with emails like…
Just do it.
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ~ William James So… what’d you do today?
Did You ASK Nicely?
When I was a kid, asking nicely was a cardinal rule. And of course, the magic word “please” had to be included in the request, with the whole transaction followed by “thank you.” As it turns out, getting what you…
