Therein Lies the Rub (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) You Can’t Control What You Get Out So, you tried being “nice” for a couple days based on the last lesson and “it didn’t work.” Ugh, of course “it […]
Then, I’m Happy For You (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) But, I’m Happy Being Me If you’ve come away from the last two lessons (regarding ear gauges and neck tattoos) thinking, “But, I’m happy. I don’t want a […]
A Self-Inflicted Wound… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) The Bigger the Gauge, the Lower the Wage While many people still believe that qualified workers are passed over for promotions solely because of some employer bias; the reasons more […]
It’s a Choice… and not a smart one (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Nothing Says “Don’t Promote Me” Like a Neck Tattoo Hey Buttercup, I’m sorry if this lesson offends you, but there are realities about business that […]
But, They Are Always the Customer (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) The Customer is Not Always Right Let’s be very clear here: The customer is not always right, but they are always the customer. Mainstream companies who truly […]
The “Perfect” Hire is a Myth (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) It’s Not Who You Hire, It’s How You Lead When you think about all the books, consultants, services, seminars, and programs designed to help you make the […]
Texting While Selling? Even I Was Shocked by This Behavior! This one is hard to fathom. Sure, I’ve been in an Uber while the driver carried on an extensive (and dangerous) text conversation with his friends. Of course, he wasn’t trying to sell me anything (though, perhaps, he should’ve tried to sell me on leaving […]
The Good Ol’ Boys Network (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) The GOBN (Part Two) Are you one of those who believes that nearly every employer or manager you’ve ever worked for has some sort of vendetta against you? […]
AKA “The Man” (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) All Hail The Good Ol’ Boys’ Network Have you noticed what I’ve noticed with my fellow employees? I’ve worked closely with literally hundreds of people over the past 35+ years […]
Who Wants to Attract Flies Anyway? (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Honey Does Not Attract The Most Flies The old saying that you can attract more flies with honey than you can with vinegar is only half right. […]
I Know From Experience (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Job Jumping Can Be Profitable I was once called a “job jumper” behind my back by a former coworker who I assumed would be happy by a recent job […]
Young Mr. Flanagan (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Coughlin’s Law “Coughlin’s Law: bury the dead, they stink up the place.” As you may recall from the 1988 widely-panned, though decidedly guilty pleasure epic Cocktail, Bryan Brown’s overwritten character […]
Actually, It Is You… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) It’s Not You, It’s Me Actually, it is you. Success and the lack of success are driven by two types of actions: Those actions you take and those you […]
Oh Sh*t! (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Books are Judged by Their Cover Sorry, sweet pea, but it’s true. Fairly or unfairly, all humans make judgements of other humans the moment they see them. Whether conducting some primitive […]
You Reap What You Eat (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Shit Sandwiches Determine Your Future A better title for this chapter might have been The World is What You Make of It, though I think that’s too simplistic. […]
Objects In the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) The Mack Truck Theory In a previous post I explained how everyone was replaceable – and they are, provided you don’t let them become […]
That is, if you want to succeed… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Be Selfish Remember a few lessons back when I said you should be selfish? Well, this is sometimes the best advice I can give someone to […]
No, Really… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Read In case the last lesson didn’t sink in: pick up a book, or a Kindle or tablet or a… The absolute simplest and cheapest way to learn anything is to […]
‘Meeting Hell’ is a Real Place (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Meetings Are Not The Same As Learning Unfortunately, most managers today seem to think that meetings equal learning and vice versa. Moreover, I’ve worked for at least […]
Well, If You Want To Succeed… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) You Are Always a Student Well, if you want to succeed, you are. Even as far back as the third grade, I can vividly recall how I […]