Ogilvy on Advertising, a look back

Ogilvy on Advertising, a look back

My graduation from art school coincided with the publication of David Ogilvy’s book Ogilvy on Advertising. It was a must-have book at the time and has been on my shelf ever since. The advertising landscape has changed dramatically in the years since its first...
How the Kindle made me a better reader

How the Kindle made me a better reader

The Guardian website posted an interesting article titled “How eBooks lost their shine: ‘Kindles now look clunky and unhip.” It seems that in the past few years, the sales of ebook readers have declined while sales of traditional paper books have increased. The...
A Mantra To Start Your Day

A Mantra To Start Your Day

“And when we’re done, it’s time for fun” Quote from Seth Godin? Maybe Frederick Nietzsche or Deepak Chopra? How about an animated kid’s show? I was making my kids breakfast the other morning and the Nick Jr. show, Tickety Tok was on. My youngest son loves the show and...
Dare To Fail

Dare To Fail

Carpe Diem! Seize The Day What a great rallying cry on a Monday morning. What a great way to start your day or the beginning of your project. Yes! Today will be a success! The enemy of “seize the day” is procrastination. Soon after you you cry out “Carpe...
Taking notes in the shower

Taking notes in the shower

  There are many ways that I take notes and put them into my trusted system. This could be a note in Omnifocus or a text file in a job folder for instance. Note apps that I use on my iPhone and iPad include, Drafts, Note2Self, Omnifocus, Simplenote and Evernote....
Is your path to growth Easy Hard or Hard Easy?

Is your path to growth Easy Hard or Hard Easy?

I have become a fan of Mark Miller’s blog Great Leaders Serve. Mark teamed up with Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager to write Great Leaders Grow: Become a Leader for Life. A great book that I recommend to everyone. You will know the name Ken Blanchard as...
In praise of the Williams-Sonoma dish towel

In praise of the Williams-Sonoma dish towel

When my wife and I married over 13 years ago we made sure to have a gift registry at Williams-Sonoma. Among the gifts we received were,what seemed to me at the time, some of the most expensive dish towels known to man. Not sure if the cost reflected the quality or the...