7 Things NOT to Do on a Perfect Day
“My nights during my last five years of my drinking always ended with the same ritual: I’d pour any beers left in the refrigerator down the sink,” said Stephen King, the author of my favorite book, The Stand. “If I didn’t, they’d talk to me as I lay in bed…
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The Golden Circle: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Why is Apple so innovative? If you watched Apple’s launch event yesterday, you might be thinking, ‘What a dumb question.’ ‘Apple didn’t unveil anything innovative.’ But of course, you’d be wrong. The highlight of Apple’s launch event yesterday was not any of the products or lower price points ($399 iPhone,…
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How to Ask Powerful People for Favors (6 Steps)
Too many of us don’t know how to ask for what we want. Or worse, we try to disguise our ask by fake “helping others” before we ask (SEE: Seth Godin’s post onHacking Reciprocity). Today, we’re going to fix that. I’m giving you a simple 6-step plan to ask for…
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How to Add an Hour to a Day with Only One Small Change
I got my first office job in my early twenties. For four months between school years in college I held the sexy job title of “summer intern” at a big consulting company in a downtown highrise. Casey was my boss and the head of the project I was assigned to…
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How to Get Boys to Read — An Unconventional Approach
The New York Times published a story this morning about how bestselling author, James Patterson, will start publishing smaller books, starting in June. Why smaller books? Patterson wants to sell books (under $5) to people who have abandoned reading for television, video games, movies, and social media, says The NYTimes.…
READ MORENike Lost $14 Billion to a “Puppy Dog?”
It’s all in the news — How Nike flubbed re-signing the NBA’s reigning MVP champ. FYI Daily Brief readers: Steph’s name is pronounced Steph – en; NOT Steph – on… Just ask Nike 😉 So what happened? Through a series of unfortunate events — mispronouncing Stephen Curry’s name during a…
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The Content Delusion (Or, Why You Still Need to Hustle)
There’s this unfortunate delusion that’s been sold in the world of entrepreneurship, especially in the online space… The road to growth is paved with content. Write, film, record, and produce killer content. Put it out there, and the world will rush to your doorstep. You don’t have to put your…
READ MOREWhat Customers Are Saying Behind Your Back
Have you ever heard a digital marketer say… ‘You should give away your best content for free.’ When I first heard this advice, I thought, ‘Duh!’ ‘You’d be crazy not to give away your best content for free.’ ‘After all, if you show someone your best content, how can they…
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How to Lead Your Family and Team to Legendary Success
In 1999, the Manchester United soccer team produced one of the greatest championship seasons in sport, winning what was known as The Treble (finishing in first place in the domestic league, capturing the F.A. Cup, and winning the European Cup tournament). They did it all in dramatic fashion, winning the…
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Why Being Uncomfortable Means You’re on the Right Path
Discomfort is often confused with unhappiness. Unhappiness is terrifying. So, we cope with unhappiness by filling our lives with busy-ness, with things, or even flat out ignoring its existence. Sometimes we even do all three — for years! But discomfort does not equal unhappiness. Rather, it is a vital signal…
READ MOREFollow in the Footsteps of Powerful Women to Find Your Inner Strength
Women’s History Month serves as a great opportunity to reflect on the impressive achievements of women who no doubt faced trials and roadblocks that could have stopped their dreams in their tracks. But they didn’t — women like Cleopatra, Margaret Fuller, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Billie Jean King, Oprah…
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3 Ways to Remove Stress at Its Roots
There isn’t a working person among us who doesn’t deal with stress — whether you’re an entrepreneur, a freelancer, working for a struggling startup, or clocking in working for a company, work stress is inevitable. But where does this stress originate, and how do we deal with it? Most guides…
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