There was time when it was completely maddening trying to understand my wife and I think it’s because she unconditionally loves me. Here’s how it seems. My wife Olga won’t do anything I want her to do. I mean that. In the smallest of matters her response to my wants and preferences is often an…
I can almost feel how the title of this article triggered you. How even before reading it your inner fighter is ready to jump in, scream and scratch. Well, good. Now, let’s talk. Let’s talk about you before we talk about the others. Let’s talk about your world, the world you are living in and…
Since a very young age, probably since my early teens, I’ve been captivated by the enigmatic beauty of characters created by Boris Vallejo, and I later found the same, in the work of Dorian Cleavenger. The images made me feel in each fiber of my being what I have not realized within myself yet –…
Do you absolutely love what you do and are a magician at doing it but the business doesn’t seem to be responding? Want to know what to do about it? I survived just such a bad relationship with my business and believe my confession here might help you find your answer. First though, let’s agree…
Nellie and Phil Akalp’s success story proves how important it is to actually love one another, have complimentary skill sets, exemplary character, a sense of humor and most important take total advantage of dumb luck, to run a successful business…together. In 1997 marginal law student Phil, who was an early adopter of something called the…
Have you ever wondered why the life you envisioned when you were younger, the life that had all the dreams and hopes in the world, somehow turned into a stale, predictable, passionless or just “ok” life? Remember, that life you imagined, that promised to be a thrilling adventure full of electrifying victories and exhilarating experiences?…
“Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is…
“Excuse me, do you sell rabbits?” – That’s the question that often comes to mind when I first go over communication collateral, positioning and web strategy with new clients. These are the things that are supposed to win business – to convert website visitors into actual customers. An adorable little girl walked into a pet…
We just came back from Carnival in Las Tablas. Panama. As exciting as it is it’s also very loud and crowded, so to rest from all the excitement we stayed in a beautiful beach villa in Pedasi, right on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The sunrises and sunsets there are as gorgeous the ones we…
As a 65th birthday gift to my tribes I offered introductory 30 minute coaching sessions as a way to honor all that I’ve received over the years. The gesture has, as you might expect, blessed me, and people have received the sessions as something they’d been longing for but not known how to find. Their…
