How I Lost the Election I let everyone down. My friends were ashamed of me, and even my own family was disappointed. I had the power to tip the election in a given direction, but I chose not to do it. My inaction was not due to a noble
Article The Day I Purchased Happiness When I was eight years old, I played two sports: baseball and football. The first position I was assigned to on the little league team was 3rd base. But after
Article Unleashing Potential – Part 2 (Becoming a Better Follower) The age-old business challenge: how to get the most out of people? We all know the different kinds of leaders from the coercive drivers, authoritarian rulers, coaching / affiliative partners, and
Article Unleashing Potential – Part 1 Have you ever witnessed the hidden potential suddenly unleashed inside of someone? It can be life transforming, as exemplified in this true story. As a committee board member for People’
Commercializing Your IP Ever heard of the Entrepreneurs Forum or the American Society of Inventors? I hadn’t until recently, when I spoke on a panel session at their monthly meeting held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Both are terrific organizations. Our panel’s topic:
Build Your Own Advisory Board This was the topic of a great event hosted by the Entrepreneurs Forum where I had the honor of serving as a panelist. Along with Philadelphia lawyer (and jazz-man extraordinaire) Steve Goodman, Neil Vogel (Recognition Media CEO and producer of the Webby Awards), Irv
Article I'm Too Young For This It isn’t hard to spot the modern day social media heroes when you look beyond the blitz of self-proclaimed “online media moguls” amassing their hordes of “friends” and “followers”
Article How NOT to Live a Life of Mediocrity It all starts with your thoughts, which often come from the influences we allow into our life. Which is why I think everyone should have their own personal advisory board.
Article On Getting Distracted (and Losing Opportunity) Picture this: you’re in some sort of brainstorming meeting that is going spectacularly well – lots of really great ideas are flying around, the energy is flowing, you’re taking
Article Why Do We Lie? From the smallest white lies to pathological falsehoods, the question is not if we lie, but rather why we lie. Researchers believe we start lying around age four to test
Article How to Increase Willpower You are in a small room with two bowls in front of you. One bowl contains freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, still warm enough that the chocolate chips are slightly
Article The Psychology of Buying (and Selling) Imagine you’d like to take a European vacation, and you’re presented with two packages to choose from: Rome or Paris. Both have great sights to see, wonderful excursion