Category: Persuasive Professional

I don’t mean that lightly, either. My mentor was a MacArthur Genius grant recipient. Lots of my friends are scientists & research fellows. And last week I got to hang out with people who are pound-for-pound the smartest people on the planet. Why? Because they can recognize the root of massive problems & have the…

There are two definitions of a “pro” that have made me smile over the years. From the magic world: An amateur is someone who does different tricks for the same people. A pro does the same tricks for different audiences. From the biz world: A pro is someone who gets on a plane for work.…

This is a photo I took inside the Wyoming capitol building. There are 4 statues that I’ll be documenting with a video, but for now I wanted to use them as a counterpoint to the talks I got to watch over the past couple days. (I’m sitting at the gate and the plane is delayed…

One of the best parts of any conference is getting to spend time with people who are 1) curious 2) passionate, and 3) wicked smart. My mind is blown right now with the projects that speakers are sharing. This guy at the podium is solving issues that most Web3.0 startups haven’t even recognized yet. How…

Today kicks off the small technology conference focused on exploring the network you might have heard me mention before: Urbit. My presentation is focused on the power of peer to peer connection. That’s where the “real magic” happens (and it’s the secret sauce of Mentalism, as it focuses on the minds (and hearts) of volunteers).…

Sometimes there are ideas that are so fundamental that everyone assumes that everyone else knows it, but never sees the light of day because it’s not obvious. This week’s video is about that exact concept for the personal productivity program “Obsidian.” There’s an approach that’s so pervasive & essential that it affects how all sorts…

Yesterday I got up at an unreasonable hour to fly out to Denver, then drive up to Cheyenne Wyoming. I’m speaking at a conference this week, and I’m really excited about it. All the other speakers are friends of mine I’ve made over the years working with a project you might have heard me talk…

Nothing better than a good Venn Diagram and this is one of the best I’ve ever seen. It’s pretty self-explanatory, but I might do a video that goes into more depth. The basic idea is that these are the 4 major considerations about your life & how they each overlap. Most people tend to have…

They’re the same thing. Ask me how I know. *Jonathan whispers “ask me how I know” in a weird voice* Glad you asked! This was yeaaaaaaars ago. My best friend Ben & I were exactly the same height, same weight, and build. And we ran everywhere. (Neither of us had car.) One day he says,…

You might know that I work at one of the country’s #1 digital marketing agencies. On the Inc. 5,000 fastest growing for 5 or 6 years in a row. My job? Architect the sales process to help the sales team to close bigger opportunities with awesome clients more easily. It’s high stake selling in a…