Sales isn’t about ‘closing’

I recently saw this on HubSpot’s blog — it’s essentially snippets of sales advice from professionals that you can then ‘click to tweet.’ (It’s amazing how many people 55 and over think ‘click to tweet’ is ingenious. It really is amazing.)… Continue Reading

How to beat the Seattle Seahawks: control possession and use the tight end

As you likely know by now, the San Diego Chargers beat the Seattle Seahawks yesterday. While it simply means both teams are 1-1, it was a semi-stunning result because the Seahawks hadn’t lost for seemingly years (in reality, they lost twice at… Continue Reading

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What happened to Christina Marie Morris, and is Hunter Foster potentially involved?

I write about true crime a lot, but … I’ve never really written about an ongoing case close to where I actually live. Well, until now. Christina Marie Morris (sometimes spelled in the media as ‘Cristina’) is a Fort Worth… Continue Reading

Use Uber for networking

This weekend, my sister-in-law and her boyfriend were in town. Last night, not wanting to assign any adult responsibility to myself or my wife (things we probably really need), we decided to take a couple of Uber rides to bars/restaurants… Continue Reading

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Leading a process? Learn the process.

Always thought this was interesting: members of Congress will have regular debates (and funding sessions) around public school in America, but most members themselves send their children to private school (well, at least at a rate that’s four times the… Continue Reading

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Stop spending time with people like yourself

It’s better for you, long-run. Continue Reading

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Leslie Gilliams of MasterChef is Melissa Joan Hart’s stepfather, eh?

SELFIELES all my fan at Melissa and Joey pic.twitter.com/uc7pKGzNPY — Leslie Gilliams (@ChefLeslieG) September 12, 2014 If you’ve been following MasterChef this season, you know that the final three is now set: Elizabeth, Courtney, and Leslie. That means my prediction of a… Continue Reading

No one really wants bipartisanship

Of all the great political buzzwords (and there are many), “bipartisanship” might be one of the best ones. In some respects, it’s completely laughable. When you hear someone say it, you know it doesn’t really mean very much and can’t… Continue Reading