It’s my favorite scene in TV Guide’s #1 rated SitCom episode of all time: The Contest from the fourth season of Seinfeld. Kramer leaves Jerry’s apartment after he, Jerry and George notice an attractive woman galavanting around in the buff in an apartment across the street. He returns to the room 53 seconds later, slams […]
When Andy Puddicombe was a boy he went with his mother to a meditation class, which in his 11 year old mind meant he would be learning some Kung Fu, Jedi, Super Ninja type stuff, possibly even how to levitate and fly. He did not learn how to fly. But the concept of mindfulness and learning to […]
In 1940, America was braced for war. Europe was engulfed and we were sure to follow. We just weren’t ready. We didn’t have the manufacturing capabilities needed to build the machinery of war. The men with the know how to get the job done done were soon to be heading for the frontlines. And the […]
Someone asked me once why I liked hockey so much. This was way back, before I had the slightest idea what Zen was or had any idea at all about meditation or being one with the universe. What I told him was this: When I’m playing hockey, there’s no room for anything else in my […]
Tom Petty was wrong. The waiting is not the hardest part. The hardest part is starting. Almost always. Whether it’s getting up out of bed to go for a run, writing a blog post or picking up the phone to cold call on new sales prospect, overcoming inertia and actually taking that first action is […]
Up and at ’em, Sunshine! Daylight’s burning. Just typing those words makes my skin crawl a little. I am not what you call a “morning person.” Never have been. I hate those people. Up before the crack of dawn, exercising, getting organized, being productive and, worst of all, being chipper before I’ve had my 7th […]
A report on Marketingland yesterday showed that the average American now spends 27% of their online life on social media sites, almost double the amount of time (15%) they spend on the second highest category, entertainment sites. For the last few months, I’ve been using RescueTime to track how I allocate my time spent staring […]
