The second I arrived home, my youngest daughter shoved something right under my nose. “What’s this?” I say, trying to bat her hands away. “Smell it Dad!” “Uhh… o-kaaay.” I take a tentative sniff. “Umm, this smells… nice.” “And?” “And… it’s a pretty flowe—” I cut myself short. “Hey, this is a red rose! ……
Some of the English words I come across astound me. How they sometimes sound COMPLETELY opposite to what they mean. One of my favorites is “pulchritudinous.” Imagine the scene… Out for a romantic date with my wife. At the end of the meal taking her hand in mine. As I say… “Vicki, you are SO…
We’ve just finished what I designated: “Bundlemania Month.” It was an almighty great EXPERIMENT. Especially after only being in bundles since the end of August. After that first bundle… MADNESS GRIPPED MY VERY SOUL! 😵 And I looked EVERYWHERE for bundles to join. Not being one for half-measures, I signed up for 5 that were…
That subject line is a quote from pro golfer Jerry Barber. One of my favorite quotes, in fact. Another quote on luck that I like (usually attributed to Roman philosopher Seneca) is… “Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity” I first heard this while listening to old-school self-help teacher Earl Nightingale. The saying is…
This came up in a Facebook group for coaches I belong to… Dear coaches and others who wrongly attribute this quote: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein never said this. There is not a shred of proof otherwise out there. Benjamin Franklin didn’t…
A month or two back I was doing some research for a product. So of course asked Mr Google what he thought of: “How to build strong customer relationships using email marketing?” The top result was from a “full service digital agency.” (That shall remain nameless.) One paragraph from their article said…. “Sending too many…
As of today, I’m back in the content syndication game. And publishing articles on LinkedIn once again. I think “content syndication” sounds cool… so that’s going to be my phrase of the week! (Until I get sick of that mouthful of syllables 😆) “Content syndication” is really just a fancy term for repurposing your content…
I had a MASSIVE carpet-cleaning job these last couple of days. Smudges, smears, and food muck everywhere. Coffee stains and baby spills aplenty. The cafe area at our church was LOOONG overdue for some attention. So I hired a Rug Doctor machine from the hardware store. The machine itself has an incredibly simple design. It…
I’ll answer this question straight up: I consider unsubscribes as NOTHING to be afraid of. More than that… Unsubscribes are something to be WELCOMED! Here’s the thing… From time-to-time I encourage my subscribers to be no stranger to the unsubscribe link… Because if my emails aren’t part of helping them move their business forward… then…
Every time I go to open the fridge I see the words… “The small truck hugged the boy and jumped into a bird’s nest underwater” One of my children pulled the mix and match magnets out one day while hanging out with her friends. And started playing around. Somehow we ended up with that phrase.…