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Jeff • October 17, 2023

I saw a story today with the headline "Dad Dies in Front of Children as Wife Films Attempt at Viral Trend: 'She Recorded His Death'" The guy who died was attempting to copy a TikTok challenge where you get in a boat going at a high rate of speed, and jump off the side of the boat. Under normal circumstances, most people would think it crazy to attempt such a stupid and dangerous stunt. But we live in a world where the lines between reality and fantasy have been blurred. The blurring is… read more

Jeff • September 14, 2022

It's no secret that we need to believe in ourselves to achieve success. But what if we don't feel like we have the confidence to do that? What if our inner critic always tells us we're not good enough? This is where the importance of developing a growth mindset comes in. A growth mindset is all about believing in yourself and your ability to grow and improve. It's about seeing setbacks as opportunities for learning and growth and having an abundance mentality instead of a scarcity mentality.… read more

Jeff • September 7, 2022

I recently read an article from Dan Kennedy (Dan is one of the premier direct marketing gurus over the last 40 years.) where he mentioned that he often found that in his travels over the years, the onstage or Hollywood personas of celebrities are nothing like their actual personality. In many cases, the genuine person was unhappy and mean when out of the limelight. He mentioned specifically that Bette Midler was a horrible person to her staff and others around her. He said Bill Cosby was the… read more

Jeff • September 8, 2021

Remember back 20-30 years ago when the word "like" was only used by the "Valley Girls" from California? Remember how we all made fun of them because they sounded like idiots? Now, that word is inserted into most of our population's spoken sentence structure, and no one even notices. It doesn't sound too bad when people talk because we hear it so much that we ignore it. But occasionally, you will see a direct quote in the news, and then you notice how stupid it sounds. "The guy, like, ran up to… read more

Jeff • September 1, 2021

Yeah, you heard it right, "dumpster diving" is a leadership strategy. Let me explain. There are many different types of leaders and leadership styles. I want to discuss the top six here, and the picture of me diving into our dumpster illustrates one of those styles. 1. AUTOCRATIC STYLE "Do as I say" (Not necessarily as I do.) Generally, an autocratic leader believes that he or she knows more than others. Therefore, they make all the decisions with little input from team members. There are times… read more