If you don’t, somebody else will
Remember what Woody Allen said? 80% of success is just turning up. Trouble is, most of us don’t do it often enough.
“But I’ve got nothing to say,” a friend of mine lamented recently. “They know who I am, and what I do, and everything about me.”
Everything? I was [...]
They might just help you beat the recession. Then again…
Here’s a little quiz for you.
They make 80% of discretionary purchases. They buy most new cars, and 55% of consumer electronics. They’re more loyal to brands, readily use word of mouth to spread the good news, and are not being laid off in such [...]
Yes, it’s fun. But does it bring in more business?
Just recently, I was explaining Twitter over coffee to a friend of mine. She’s – how shall I put this tactfully? – slightly technically challenged.
Have you ever wondered why the French eat horse meat? To those who don’t lick their lips at the thought [...]
This week, I’ve decided to papillonner.
Yes, I know I’ve advised against using foreign words, but this is different (no, really). Papillon is French for butterfly, and papillonner is what they do: they butterfly. They flit randomly from one thing to another.
It’s so much more fun than concentrating on a single subject, but like [...]