I’m pondering a specific feature-length piece for this site. To appear among the monthly stories in the main body of the site with some sort of teaser artwork. What I’m considering is “gamifying real estate.” Very often it seems we approach business decisions with thought processes that parallel decision-making in games. Board games, card games, …
I called this forum the “Almost Daily Blog” for a reason. For a while there, I was writing almost daily. Writing daily is like exercising a muscle. It just needs to be done. I won’t get into all the reasons here. But I got lazy, or insecure, and started doubting that whatever I had to …
I wonder if other entrepreneurs face the same sort of self-doubt that I’m experiencing right now, as I sit here pondering my own insignificance. And having just written those words, I feel a tinge of shame or regret. Like, don’t belittle yourself. Think of your accomplishments. But just for a moment here, I will eschew …
I’m thinking a lot lately about complex, difficult tasks. Seems like that describes just about everything these days. Nobody’s job is simple anymore. My task is to create a smart campaign in my CRM, called KvCore, and direct it to a large contingent of contacts. It is not rocket science, but it is more …
The thumb doesn’t normally cross over the index finger. But it’s pretty much mandatory in playing scales single-string style. At least if you’re trying to “lead” with the index. That was the assignment in this exercise: lead with the index. I expect that sort of unorthodox cross-over would be just as necessary, however, if I …
It was 1982. I was a newspaper reporter in Idaho. As a one-man bureau in the center of the state, I would often drive 50 miles or more from my home in Challis (population about 1,000) to cover some sort of event. The paper’s main office was in the big city, Idaho Falls, 140 miles …
I paid the $15 fee to enter the banjo contest at this year’s RockyGrass festival. Couple of explainers: RockyGrass is one of the nation’s top bluegrass festivals, held annually in July in Lyons, Colorado, just outside of Denver. Many festivals hold contests for individual instrumentalists, and for entire bands, shortly before the main acts take …
It’s been six weeks since I wrote anything about intermittent fasting. So I figure it’s OK to approach it again. I believe the following principle is key to making it work: Realize that hunger is a mental condition more than a physical one. But first this, this related point… I am re-reading “The War of …
How do you succeed in any interaction? The answer is, frame control. The is my second post based on ideas in “Pitch Anything,” by Oren Klaff. I’m just 30 pages into the book, and just getting to the part where he posits this: All life is about frames. Suppose you’re a marketer-for-hire pitching to a …
In the book “Pitch Anything,” author Oren Klaff talks about the “crocodile brain.” That’s his label for the unevolved way in which people react to sales pitches. It’s a defensive posture. Typically, people will: Ignore you if possible. Focus on the big picture. Which should be presented with well differentiated, “high contrast” options. Respond emotionally. …
