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Your Actions Tell the Story Your Branding Can’t
I’ve been saying for years that authenticity isn’t a look, a tactic, or an aesthetic. It’s a life. And somewhere along the way, “being real” got hijacked by the content machine. What was once about truth, consistency, and character turned into a strategy... something...
Rethinking What’s Possible… Why Mamdani’s Critics Are Missing the Point
When people say Mamdani’s goals are “impossible,” what they’re really saying is that they’ve accepted the limits of the system exactly as it is, not as it could be. Nearly every major policy we now take for granted started out as something critics dismissed as...
Redefining What It Means to Be “Accomplished”
We live in a world where “success” is too often measured by numbers... the size of your bank account, the square footage of your home, the title on your business card, or the number of followers attached to your name. But to me, being accomplished has nothing to do...
Stop Playing Games with Introductions
Why do people play games with introductions??? We’ve all seen it… someone asks for an intro, you take the time to make it, and then, silence. When one person finally replies, the other suddenly waits the same amount of time (or longer) to respond, like there’s some...
Humanity Is Your Edge
Every day, I’m reminded of something simple, powerful, and easy to forget in a world moving at the speed of AI... Your humanity is not a limitation, it’s your advantage. I’ve spent years talking about RETURN ON RELATIONSHIP, and the more technology advances, the more...
The Small Business Advantage… Showing Up Where It Counts
Too many small businesses treat social media like a bulletin board. Post, walk away, and hope someone notices. But social, when used to best effect, especially by small businesses who can dramatically change the course of their potential success, isn’t static... it’s...