Category: Persuasive Professional

“It must be exciting to travel all over the place!” Yes, it can be. Case in point: yesterday I flew into Mobile Alabama to do a college engagement and I was there long enough to have exactly one meal. Fly in. Eat something. Go set up for the engagement 2 hours early. Do the engagement…

“It works like magic” is one of those sayings that makes me chuckle. That’s because the meaning of the message is exactly the opposite of what the content says. Magic has a steep learning curve. One tiny detail out of place and it doesn’t work. Say the wrong word? Have your pinky 3mm out of…

Tuesdays are my usual day to post new videos, but I’m traveling tomorrow so I’m switching it up. This week’s video is about Obsidian (which you might know I’m obsessed with). The topic is a recent update that makes it even cooler IF you understand what’s going on behind the scenes AND you avoid the…

Normally I call it “frivolous Friday” but this one might need to be called “fantastic Friday.” Last night I went to the NC state fair here in Asheville, and I happened to hear about a human cannon ball doing a show at 9. OBVIOUSLY I’M STICKING AROUND. It. Was. Fantastic. I got the whole thing…

While this might be the least flattering freeze frame of my face that I’ve seen in awhile, it is still a very complimentary video that makes my ego feel good. This is a short snippet from Garrett (hi Garrett!) who is telling me his thoughts on my “Close Any Sale” system that we’re working through.…

I went to college for art. Mainly because I grew up reading comic books and I always loved the strong linear elements of the medium. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a degree in drawing, so I chose the next best thing: painting. The cool thing about painting is that the better you are at drawing, the…

Last week we talked about keeping “white space for your mind” (thanks for putting it that way, Valerie!), and this video is an extension of that idea. But it’s a huge company like Nintendo. They have a mind-bending new game coming out soon and it looks increeeeeeedible. How did a company known for A+ games…

Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. What Newton *didn’t* talk about is how everything is headed in its own direction with its own momentum and spin. That means that nothing has a mathematically perfect trajectory. The inertia & spin of each element interact at the moment…

Welcome to another “Frivolous Friday” installment. This one is a good one. I want to share one of my favorite videos that I watched this week, and it’s pretty funny. The nerd in the screenshot up top is actually a phenomenal basketball player. He goes to Venice beach and biffs a bunch of shots to…

If I asked you to draw the Mona Lisa in 30 seconds & in 30 days, which version do you think you’d be more proud of? 30 days. When it comes to creative problem solving, having more time can lead to surprising results. That’s why I’m so excited for the upcoming Mario game from Nintendo.…