Years ago, I surprised my wife with a quick getaway. It was a trip around her birthday and I went to great lengths to keep it from her. Considering the fact that I hate keeping secrets like this, I was proud of the effort. I planned the trip, booked the flights,...
I got a message on Linkedin this morning. Now most of the time that might be met with a collective groan because it was probably an unsolicited sales pitch. You know the one. It comes from a random stranger that knows NOTHING about my business but promises to grow...
Sometimes I can be a bit slow. About 4 or 5 months ago, a client at the Hasseman Marketing Customer Appreciation show told me about a book I should read. “It’s called Chasing Failure…and I think you would really love it.” I figured I would...
I did not sleep very well last night. My oldest dog (Scooter) decided that he wanted up at around 4:30am. He wandered the house before wanting to get back up in bed with us 20 minutes later. By 5:30am, he wanted up off the bed again. I was annoyed and tired and...
Back in college, when nearly every one of my friends had posters with attractive women on their walls, I had this poster. It featured Peter’s Laws. It was a list of rules that, it seemed, were written for me. Looking back at that list now, many of his laws...
