Did you know that nowadays for every tree that loggers cut down they plant four seedlings? Did you know that because of this practice, there are more trees now than there were in 1920? If you think about it, this is a very smart practice because without new trees, loggers have no future. That made me […]
I never heard motivational speaker Bill Gove speak. But I heard that he was basically the founder of the public speaking industry. I heard that he was an amazing story teller. I’m about to share with you an example of what made him so special. It’s a story of his that I came across […]
I have 3 sons and I really love them. My middle son is 8 years old and in 3rd grade. His teacher allows him and his classmates to purchase from her “store” when they accumulate enough points for good behavior. Yesterday he brought home some of the new items he purchased. One of them was […]
There’s a new show I’ve been watching. It’s called “Only In America With Larry The Cable Guy.” It’s one of my latest finds on Netflix. Have you heard of it or watched it? I’m really starting to like it. Anyway, I watched an episode last night and was surprised that it contained a subtle, but […]
I heard a story that reveals how deaf many of us are to the things we don’t want to hear. A man once bought a new radio, brought it home and placed it on the refrigerator. He plugged it in, turned it to WSM in Nashville (home of the Grand Ole Opry), and then pulled […]
We interrupt our regularly scheduled posts for an important Halloween oriented post…. Attention Parents: Do you want to eat your children’s Halloween candy without regret or guilt? Then listen carefully, because I believe I have the solution. (We must get our stories straight for this to work.) On Halloween night, in desperation, I created a NEW Halloween […]
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality, and then there are those who turn one into the other.” – Douglas Everett In 1926, because of Germany’s success with giant airships, the U.S. Navy announced that it was looking for a West Coast place to base […]
I wrote a guest post that seems to have really resonated with people. It was called, “The Content Strategy That Made Justin Bieber a Star.” You can see it here on: http://www.contentmarketinginstitute.com Today I want to continue talking about Disney’s creative use of content marketing to promote their “properties.” Content marketing isn’t some new method […]
Arthur C. Clark said this, “If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run – and often in the short one – the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.” This isn’t just true of history. It’s true for you individually too. Our most daring […]
I once read a story about British statesman and financier Cecil Rhodes. He is the one whose fortune was used to endow the world-famous Rhodes Scholarships. People said that he was a real stickler for correct dress–but not at the expense of someone else’s feelings. A young man was invited to dine with Rhodes and he arrived late by train, so he had to […]
