“Keep your head down, don’t look up, follow through…then adapt…enjoy,”

TweetWithin the past 10 days, I’ve had 2 people come to me about their relationship issues…1 man, 1 woman…both about 29. The common theme from both was that they were ready to quit social media as a whole.  My immediate thought was actually wish I could too.  Neither of them works in a realm that [...]

Physical media is dying along with the cable industry.

Tweet The past two years of my life have been somewhat hectic to say the least.  I was involved in a full-time MBA program, got married to a beautiful woman and worked in a high pressure/performance environment that innately stems from spearheading the sales element for a start-up technology firm.  While I take a great [...]

Tweet “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” – Harry S. Truman Do you want to be the best in your field? People are inherently good, which in turn makes them dishonest because everyone walks on eggshells today for fear they might offend someone. The hypersensitivity of my generation (Y) has [...]

Tweet So now you have your Innovation Dream Team.  Are you being as effective as possible using your current tools to communicate and collaborate with your team? I’ve written about the importance of communication when it comes to change management and/or innovation.  Below, I’ve listed some of the tools that I use because of their [...]

TweetIf you read my blog, then you know I’m a big fan of the Nike brand and their commercials.  They’ve been there with me through all my days as an athlete in soccer, basketball and football.  At all levels whether it was all-star teams or the powerhouse that is LSU football, I more often than [...]

Tweet Over a year ago, my friend Darren Herman wrote a post about the social networks Facebook and LinkedIn colliding.  I saw this happening on a small scale at the time but not on the major scale it is now.  I now have clients, MBA classmates, colleagues, friends, family, Michael Phelps, dogs, cats, etc. all [...]

Tweet I’ve always tried to do things a little different than the person next to me. This world is so competitive that you have to do things to set yourself apart if you want to get noticed.  While this holds true for careers, it also holds true for life.  Stop watching ticker tapes all day.  [...]

Tweet With the job market following suit of the economy, it is hyper-competitive to land a great job.  If you believe that you are the best of the best, then you better have a solid resume that will drive that point home. I have been working on a project for a client, which required research [...]

Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates will be in the new Windows Vista ads.

TweetThat is a direct quote from Kobe Bryant in an interview this Friday past with NBC’s Chris Collinsworth (download link).  I picked up on this story from an opinion piece on the WSJ.  The piece mentions that TV commentators keep opining that the Olympics are all about the brotherhood of man, rather than national ambition [...]

TweetI have been using TheLadders for just over six months now to see what the hype was all about.  To be honest, I have been less than thrilled.  I was browsing some of the highlights over at the $100K+ job board SalesLadder.com.  They posted the “Top 100 Recruiter Search Words” used in the past week.  [...]

TweetI love the scene below from Boiler Room (viewer discretion advised) in which Ben Affleck delivers his “Act As If…” speech. The point is that if you’re going to sell, then you have to look the part. It doesn’t matter if you’re in sales or not, you need to dress for the position you want [...]

TweetThe perceived recession is over hyped. A recent Business Week article finally proved as much. Regardless of the economy, I maintain the mindset of ABS…not brakes…ABS = Always Be Saving. Our generation isn’t going to collect a dime of social security, so it’s important for us to save now. George Costanza said very few intelligent [...]