You hate your job. You can't leave. You know you have certain gifts, but you are not using those gifts at work. When you do use those gifts, you are exhilarated and fulfilled in what you do. Even more, when you use your gift for others, with no expectation of … Keep reading >>>
Pitch Practice
Recap posts and other mentions and uses of Pitch Practice material and methodology.
“Practice Your Pitch”: The Reviews Are In
It's humbling to put something out there and see (a) what people think about it and (b) if people who don't know you will actually buy it. For the most part, that's what I did with Practice Your Pitch. I'm overwhelmed by the reviews on Amazon. It's not the volume, … Keep reading >>>
Problem: Annual corporate phishing training is worthless
Big corporations have big corporation email security policies. Especially in the financial sector, email phishing is big business for hackers. Why? Because it works! Why does it still work, even though email has been around for a quarter century? Because most big corporations require their non-IT employees to attend a … Keep reading >>>
Problem: In FinTech, I don’t know you, and I don’t trust you
How many corporate data breaches have occurred in the last 5 years? The answer is, A LOT! In the FinTech (financial technology) sector, a data breach like Equifax in the fall of 2017 put all of our identities and financial information in danger of being stolen. Furthermore, with so many … Keep reading >>>
Problem: Your dog ran away! How do you find him?
Has your dog ever escaped and run away like he stole something? There are an estimated 80 million dogs in the US and 4 million are lost each year. In fact, almost 1/3 of dogs get lost at some point in their lifetime. All of us dog lovers have been … Keep reading >>>
Problem: Used Firearm Sales with No Background Checks
When you purchase a firearm legally, the firearms dealer performs a background check on you, the buyer of the gun. However, if you buy a gun from a friend, associate, or stranger, there is neither requirement nor means for performing a background check. In other words, if I so choose, … Keep reading >>>
Problem: You don’t know your used car’s real history
I bought the car I currently drive at a local used car lot after finding it on AutoTrader. It's the exact same year, make, and model as my wife's car. We liked hers so much that I decided to just get another one exactly like it. I found it with … Keep reading >>>
The Selfie: Can We Finally Put It To Good Use?
A diet that works for you may or may not work for me. Everyone's body is similar, but very different. Each individual's body chemistry is unique, and we all react to food and activity differently. So how can I know, without going to a dietician and having multiple blood tests, … Keep reading >>>
Problem: Amazon Echo Dot’s sound quality stinks..and it’s ugly.
You gotta dot? An Amazon Echo Dot? Do you have one? I don't use mine to control stuff or get answers. I use it - or wanted to use it, anyway - as a simple speaker. "Echo, play some upbeat rock 'n' roll," I'd say. Echo (we changed her name … Keep reading >>>
Problem: Low Marketing Email Engagement Rates
Back in 2014 (seems like just yesterday), Facebook announced that videos that were uploaded natively (as opposed to shared from YouTube) to the social media platform would "autoplay". Viewers would not have to tap or click a video to get it to start playing. The video would begin playing as … Keep reading >>>