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My 2020 phone home screen
My annual review of the apps I love, and the ones that have fallen off… Following up from my recent post, The Tools I Use to Manage My World, I thought I’d share what’s on my phone’s (Google Pixel 4 XL) home screen. Because as we know, the apps on your home screen are the ones…
Read MoreThe tools I use to manage my world
There’s a lot coming at us all day long, amirite? And it’s tough to manage it all. We have commitments, families, work, hobbies, books to read, podcasts to listen to, politicians to support (and hate), shows to watch (Netflix, slow down with all the new content!), and many other things that pull at our time. Here…
Read MoreHow the hardest day’s work I’ve ever had shaped my life forever
It was a little after 5 pm when we got home. I said hi to my mother as I climbed the stairs to the main level of our house. “How was it?” she asked, referring to my first day working with my father. “It was great, but I’m a little tired. I’m going to go…
Read More7 lessons from Jim Collins (Good to Great) that are spot on, and 1 that I think is bologna.
Jim Collins is one of my favorite authors. In fact, one of his books, Great by Choice, is in my top five business books. Good to Great and Built to Last usually get the main stage, however, and chances are that you’ve read at least one of them. They’re great books, but I find Great by Choice the most applicable to a…
Read MoreI‘ve founded and run marketing agencies for 20 years, I’m running one now, and yet I hate the agency industry. Here’s what I’m doing about it.
Here’s the deal guys, marketing and advertising agencies, by and large, in most cases, and with very few exceptions…suck. Don’t get me wrong, agencies can be very exciting places to work. I currently run an agency (Dragon Army) and we have a terrific culture, love what we’re doing, and I wouldn’t choose any other industry.…
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