January 04, 2023
New Year’s resolutions operate under the guise that with the turn of an arbitrary date, new powers enter the world that will change our nature. Humans, however, are not creatures of change.
December 28, 2022
All this month, I’ve described unexpected intersections between poetry and sales. But I haven’t written a sales poem…until today.
December 14, 2022
Borrowing from 1920s Paris, this how-to offers a playful, collaborative, creative-writing icebreaker game.
December 07, 2022
So much depends on listening to a grasshopper, in the rain, while sitting in a red wheelbarrow. Just trust us.
November 02, 2022
Beware the Geysers, Extra Extra Experts, and Flexible Faders of the world.
October 19, 2022
Art, like sales, happens when the intentions of two people align toward a shared goal. That can look like hands placed on a table; a gaze, met and returned; or a bowl of lovingly handmade curry.
October 05, 2022
Use careful study of masterpiece paintings to intensify your attention and recall skills.
September 28, 2022
From Andy Warhol to the Florida Highwaymen, visual artists figured it out a long time ago: no one should be embarrassed by looking to make a sale.
September 14, 2022
Do you approach conferences with dread? Get over it! Eating those tiny hot dogs may seem like a good way to hide, but they’ll run out eventually (if only because the waiters will start avoiding you).
September 07, 2022
Introverts, you’ll be relieved to find out that very important networking lessons can be gained…alone, in your room, sitting quietly with a book.