There Is No Way It’s Ever Gonna Work

There Is No Way It’s Ever Gonna Work

My buddy Dave is a Vietnam vet. He loves telling all kinds of crazy stories. Here’s one that stuck with me most: There was an APC (armored personnel carrier) that had slid off the road and into a ditch. It was stuck. It seemed like we're going to be there forever. Now we had to ... Read more
Right Answer Don’t Sell

Right Answer Don’t Sell

You’ve been trained to fail at business from Day 1. Nobody really meant it to turn out that way (at least I don’t think so) but that was the result. Here’s how it happened… All through school you were taught to memorize facts and figures. When it came time for the test, if you remembered ... Read more
How to Write Better Ransom Notes

How to Write Better Ransom Notes

I picked up a book the other day called “100 Ways To Improve Your Writing” by Gary Provost. The first sentence of the introduction is “This book will help you write better ransom notes.” Totally unexpected, yet oddly relevant. There’s a lot of wisdom in that sentence. It made me think of all the hyped ... Read more