Have you ever thought about flow? I know, it sounds woo-woo, doesn’t it? But bear with me. Some old writings on Taoism crossed my desk recently. Specifically, something I hadn’t read in decades, and I read the same passage three times. In Chinese, Wu Wei is written 無為. The first character means “without” or “absence.” […]
The other day, someone who will one day be a client asked me if my diagnostic process could make her more efficient. I sat with that for a while. Then I wrote back: Efficiency is a word that should be banned for all time Particularly when it comes to humans. Here’s where it came from. […]
There’s a lot of noise about AI taking over pretty much everything. Productivity tools. Creative work. Strategic analysis. Even emotional support chatbots.Fine. Let me know how that works out for you when you’re sitting in a hospital waiting room at 2 a.m. Because here’s what AI can’t do • Show up when it’s inconvenient.• Remember […]
I’ve written all my life. For more than seven years, I’ve written to you every week. Not to sell, but to share. This approach baffles traditional business advisors. I see countless opportunities to monetize, optimize conversions, and deploy the usual email engagement tactics. I deliberately choose not to. Because the moment I cross that line, […]
How Marketing Turned Frugality into a Trend Have you noticed? The more things change, the more things stay the same. Except …. NOW they come with a catchy name and a marketing campaign. Eons ago, my husband and I had a tiny wedding. Twenty-five people. We didn’t know 200 people, our families weren’t large, and […]
Quick question. When you leave a room, do you turn the lights off? Yeah, me too! Our parents did a great job teaching us not to waste electricity, didn’t they? Especially with the price of electricity these days, it’s good NOT to be wasteful. Did you know that when we hear ‘it’s in the cloud,’ […]