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Hard things are hard
Yes…I know…Quite the hot take. 🌶️ This time of year, it feels like a reminder is in order. It doesn’t matter if you have 🗓️The perfect productivity system. 🏋️The perfect workout program. 💰The perfect financial plan. Success in any of those domains is still going to be hard. 🪨 Systems are helpful, maybe even necessary…
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Feel the Flow with Feelings
Most people will tell you that one-on-ones are important. Few will tell you how to run them. Each meeting is as unique as the two people involved. And those same two people may be different from day to day depending on what’s happening in their worlds. If you can attune yourself to that unique environment,…
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It Rained In Ohio On The Night Allen Iverson Hit Michael Jordan With A Crossover
I grew up a Philadelphia sports fan. While I wasn’t a huge basketball fan, I remember Allen Iversen (the original AI) as a dynamic and exciting player to watch. I was naive back then. I took the media report of Iversons infamous “Practice?!!” press conference at face value. There really was only one version of…
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Good Morning
☕Good Morning It is lovely to be with you again, my friend. Do you join me in my dreams, or do you simply arrive when I wake? You sing me to life with a sweet, gurgling melody. We’ll spend time together conversing throughout the day, But the time I enjoy best is our quiet companionship…
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The year of the Intelligent Agent starts with you.
Artificial Intelligence is going to change our world. There are many hypotheses on how, but no one really knows. In the meantime, here are some resources that helped me better understand what’s happening and what may be possible. I hope this helps you take agency in your own change and helps you guide your connections…
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The benefits of using social media professionally
It can be difficult to describe what you do In a short document Or even in a longer conversation Creating content shows what you do This is especially true if you consider yourself some sort of leader. You get to show how you lead; how you think. 📈Scale your connection Building real connections with teammates…
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Anxiety is the price we pay for our freedom
I find this an incredibly comforting thought. We are talking here about the anxiety from making choices in our professional or personal life. Perseverating on what to do with our lives, our careers, or how to handle a significant decision at work can weigh on us. Choices like these have consequences. We are right to…
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Summer Planning Happens So Fast
If you’re a parent with kids of a certain age, you are signing them up for summer activities right about now. While this may sound insane, and it is insane, this is the way of the world. I am a big fan of planning and planning tools. These don’t have to be fancy, in fact,…
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Optimize your entire YouTube channel keywords for SEO in a few clicks
In this final video, we pull a bunch of steps together and update an entire YouTube channel’s worth of videos for SEO. Previous Steps: AI and Automation to add YouTube Video Description and Keywords VidIQ Keyword Automation Part1 Automating YouTube Keywords with VidIQ Score Part 2 Tools used: High-Level Steps
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Why I’m afraid of using social media professionally
Unclear ROI unless your job is teaching people how to grow their audience It’s still social media Getting sucked into the attention economy Cheap tricks get attention (see post picture) – “Am I some conjurer of cheap tricks?” Saying something dumb. I don’t want dumb as part of my “personal brand” Exposing something private Hurt…