Hi there.How do you learn 165 brands (or anything, really) in as little time as possible?On my brain dump today I talked about:How & why we learn (to remember where the food is)What's important to remember (the same people who want to know the hi...

Hi thereI hope you had a lovely, restful weekend!We all have very demanding personal and professional lives and it often gets very overwhelming...especially on Mondays. I don't know about you, but I tend to have a hard time with ENERGY MANAGEMENT. I...

Hi there.I believe CLARITY is a super power… … But your conflicting thoughts will stop you from gaining, CLARITY.  Here it is paraphrased from the book "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen: “What you think… … is what you say.&n...

Hi there.Most days, I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to write about when I sit down to write these emails to you.But I always trust that the words will come.I always trust that the right ideas will pop into my mind and flow down on to the digital...

Hi there.Fred Franzia died, at the age of 79. If the name sounds familiar, he produced the wine we all know as, ‘Two Buck Chuck’ after Charles Shaw lost the winery in a divorce.He also made those things we called Goon Bags in college. We used to tak...

Hi there.Aiming for mediocrity may seem strange. Especially coming from someone who's all about just getting a little better every day.Yet consider these examples:James Patterson used to wake up at 5am to write short stories.He wrote hundreds of shor...

Hi there. Today I was thinking about laziness.I just don't think laziness is what people think it is. Laziness isn't lack of activity, or even lack of effort, it's lack of DESIRE. We really only ever do what we want to do. That desire for action (or...

Before taking advice from someone - make sure they already have what you want.This sounds simple enough - but most people ignore this principle....Which means they're acting on low-quality information.Examples:Looking for relationship advice? Make su...

One of my weaknesses is that I can’t focus for long periods of time.I don’t think I have ADD or ADHD, but my brain seems to have a cap on how much it can stay in focused and creative mode.Typically, it’s about 25-30 minute bursts for me.I can usually...

Most of the discomfort in life that we avoid is over in a few minutes.A difficult conversation.The start of a workout.The uncomfortable silence between asking for the sale and waiting for the response.Pressing a button on the computer that makes our...