Laid Off or Just In Lockdown? How to Fill Your Days to Make the Most of this Crisis …and the Rest or Your Life! After years of building a solid audience for my free online training videos – an audience that grew month-over-month – I saw a gigantic drop in traffic this week (March 15-21, […]
The Best Amazon Review I Ever Received Casey gave my book, Sh*t Sandwich, a 2-Star review on Amazon last week… and, it’s the best review I’ve ever received! Before I explain why it’s the best review ever, let me share his thought-provoking words of wisdom: OK, Boomer. This is the most boomer book I’ve ever […]
It’s like… instantaneous! (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) The Fastest Way To Achieve Success Want to know the fastest way to achieve success? Define what you have right now as successful. Congratulations, you’ve achieved success! By the way, […]
Well, they will… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Everyone Likes You… They Really Like You! Six simple things done every day, and done with a genuine desire to find the good in others, will ensure that everyone you […]
Most (Unfortunately) Choose Decay (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Grow or Decay: It’s Your Choice Whether you grow from right now or steadily decay is entirely up to you. Not surprisingly, your attitude subconsciously drives this decision; and […]
Best Reviewed Lesson in the Book… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Changing a Little Changes a Lot Would you like to appear more confident and competent to everyone you meet? More than that, would you like to actually […]
The Big G Goal, That Is (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Forgetting the Goal: A Leadership Dilemma It seems everywhere we turn today we see examples of poor leadership. We experience bad customer service provided by an uncaring […]
The Goal is The Goal (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Shit Sandwiches Are Not The Goal Eating shit sandwiches is not the goal here. This is going to sound redundant: but, the goal is the goal. In fact, […]
ASAP (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) EOD FITB EOD = end of the day. FITB = fill in the blanks. Many times when we think we’re working steadfastly towards our goals, we find that we’re mostly completing a […]
…if you want top talent (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Stop Assuming; Start Asking Are you hoping to improve yourself by moving up or moving out? Are you a leader hoping to improve your team by adding someone […]
Shit sandwiches are not complicated (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Don’t Overthink This I’m hopeful by now you understand that eating a shit sandwich is not always about getting the promotion and does not always mean agreeing with […]
In Fact, No One Has To… (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Not Everyone Has to Eat Shit Sandwiches Does everyone have to eat shit sandwiches? As you can guess from the title of this lesson, the answer is, […]
From the Roth School of Management (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) This is the Business We’ve Chosen One of my favorite movie quotes of all time is delivered by Lee Strasberg’s character Hyman Roth in The Godfather: Part […]
Some advice for first-time managers (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Meet the New Boss… Looking for my advice for a new manager? Okay, here goes: If you’re the new boss, try to be really mean during your first […]
Anyone can be the Asshole (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Be The Expert; Not The Asshole Every business and every industry has experts. Not the “fake it ‘til you make it” variety, but genuine experts who have a […]
Needed when the boss can’t manage down (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) The Art of Managing Up Okay, you’re pretty sure your boss is an asshole, but you have no place else to go. Now what? Certainly, living […]
Aren’t they all? (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Help! My Boss is an Asshole! How can you attain business success when you work for a bona fide asshole? First, let’s take a breath and examine your situation as […]
Don’t be a Todd (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Nobody Likes a Todd While the Trixies of the world can be incredibly annoying, they are actually not as destructive to a company as someone who complains about and […]
…even other complainers (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Nobody Likes a Complainer “It’s going to be another one of those days” I once worked with a woman (I’ll call her Trixie) who complained about the weather every time […]
…or so they say (One of the 83 quick and practical life & work lessons from Sh*t Sandwich: Quick & Practical Success Lessons for Practically Anyone.) Sales Cures All Ills Many people have heard the saying “sales cures all ills,” but few understand the meaning. Basically, it means that so long as sales are good, […]