If you are a thought leader, chances are life has not been easy or comfortable; more likely awkward and frustrating. Nonetheless, we need you.
If you feel like a misfit … I believe there’s a good reason for that. If you are on this planet, there is a reason you are here. It may not be an easy journey. But the crucible of misfits – which to me is a journey of finding ones own voice – is one of […]
Social media – Facebook being a prime example of it – is a tool like any other. How effectively are you wielding it?
It is better for your health, it makes the best use of you, and you get to live a life you love. Why would you not design your business (or your career) to suit you?
What is your Unassailable Competitive Advantage? Is it the top-level school you went to? Your sales levels, or how many times you have hit your targets at work? How many companies you have started? Or even who your family is and the weight your name carries? These are external advantages that you can put in your cv, resume, or calling card, but […]
What would give me new perspectives or out-of-the-box thinking?
“Leaders listen for the future of their organization” – and I would add, of their world. I came across this quote in a book I’m reading, called “The Three Laws of Performance”, by Zaffron and Logan. The quote resonated with me, because when I was in my 40s and trying to decide what I wanted […]
A week ago last Saturday, May 2, was my friend Frankie’s funeral in Harlem. Frankie was a dancer. But not just any dancer – Frankie was a key architect of the Lindy Hop. You’ve probably heard of it as swing or Jitterbug, but if so you’ve only heard a small and inaccurate part of the […]