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Digital OCD - Are You Wasting Time or Boosting Your Productivity?
I have recently come to terms with the fact that I suffer from something I like to call “Digital OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)”. The realization came when I was cleaning out my email Inbox recently. I had amassed roughly 1500 emails in my Inbox (some read, and some not), and I decided to take the [...]
Continue reading...Positive Attitude Equals Positive Results
13. January 2010
I work in a professional office environment, and when looking at the employees and management around me, I can see a very clear correlation between a positive work attitude and positive results. It seems that those who maintain a positive attitude (even when things are not necessarily going their way), consistently produce successful work results. [...]
Continue reading...How to Effectively Communicate with Executives - Lessons From U2 Lyrics
21. December 2009
As I have made mention several times on this blog, I am a HUGE fan of the band U2. As a songwriter/guitarist myself, I am drawn to the band’s emotional, energetic, and charismatic songs. Every now and then however, I catch a string of U2 lyrics that are worth discussing in the context of business/self [...]
Continue reading...Developing an Online Marketing Strategy Based on the 80/20 Principal
1. September 2009
Having a good online marketing strategy is something that is a must for any company looking to thrive and grow their business through the use of their website. Online Marketing, SEO (search engine optimization), and SEM (search engine marketing) are some of the hottest buzz terms being thrown around these days. At the end of [...]
Continue reading...A Rant on Annoying Office Lunchtime Behaviors
1. July 2009
If you’re one of the many knowledge workers these days who works in an office or cubicle, you have likely encountered one of the following people around lunch time at your job. If you are like me, you are probably at least mildly annoyed by the actions of these people around the lunch hours. I [...]
Continue reading...Get What You’re Worth: Business Lessons from Rocky Balboa
24. June 2009
Locus of Control “You know what your worth? Well, then go out and GET what your worth…” It is no secret that I have always been a huge fan of the Rocky series. Outside of the adrenaline pumping matches at the end of each movie, there is a much deeper theme that runs through all of the [...]
Continue reading...A Rant on Common and Annoying Elevator Behaviors
2. April 2009
Working in a tall downtown building has afforded me the unique opportunity to observe and participate in the many odd, and sometimes annoying elevator behaviors that people typically display. While these are my observations, I feel confident that these are quite universal regardless of geographic location. X-Ray Vision I have noticed that there are typically 3 places [...]
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19. January 2010
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