[Marginalia] Imperfection as the Strength of a Work
In this re-thinking of an item I wrote several years ago, we’ll examine some reasons you should embrace imperfection in your work.
Marginalia: The Power of Paradox and Fiction as Truth
A paradox mindset helps creativity, teamwork, leadership, self-efficacy, perspective, and resilience; and how fiction shows us truth.
Marginalia: AI, self-driving cars, and the delusion of perfection
Marginalia: on Matthew Crawford’s book, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road. It might not be apparent from the title, but the two themes that keep jumping out at me are the dangers in our headlong rush toward applying AI to everything and the problem of perfectionism.
27 Inspirational Quotes to Motivate You Into Writing Your Book in 2024
I am a big believer in poetry. It’s so much more than a few rhyming words strung together in a lilting way.
Cave Dweller to Counsellor? Oh, the Stories We Tell!
In this edition of Marginalia, we’ll be digging into some of the lessons – and mysteries – from our earliest ancestors as they developed the ability to tell stories. And consider how that evolution may guide us in telling our own stories about ourselves and our businesses.
Learning vs. knowing: Is one of my favorite #Success stories a lie?
What happens when you find out one of your favorite stories about achieving success is wrong? The real story behind my success mantra: “lots of pots.”
Public Relations in a Digital Age: Insight with Andrea Pass PR
Andrea Pass wants you to be relevant. Relevant to the audience your business or book serves. And she offers placement in top tier targeted media.
Is This the Perfect Time for You to Pivot?
Confession: I’m a fan of sports metaphors as life lessons. So when I saw the title of Chip Conley’s Wisdom Well blog post a few […]
Keeping it fun: performing the Learning Partners doggerel
It’s been three years since I posted the story of how I made the task of creating a brand statement into a fun process. I’ve recited the Learning Partners verses many times at networking events, but always meant to get a video version done. And here it is!
Award Winning Authorpreneur and Animal Behavior Consultant Amy Shojai Talks Writing Books
in my soul.
Our talk is about writing, about getting published. Getting published is no mean feat, even in this day and age of print on demand and respectable self-publishing. But, getting published twenty or more years ago, THAT was quite an accomplishment. Amy’s energy and enthusiasm for this topic is nothing new to me, which is a big reason I wanted to share it with you.
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