Year: 2026

Earlier this week, I asked you about something special that somebody saw in you… before you saw it yourself. In my case, someone told someone else who told me that I was “disarmingly wry.” I’ve…

You’ve got an origin story and you might still be living it right now. In a lot of these stories, there’s a moment where someone else sees your strengths before you do. You expect that…

Here’s today’s mentoring moment. I hope you find it useful. On Tuesday, I shared with you the wonders of my experience at the Miles Davis tribute, performed at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra We were treated…

Here’s today’s mentoring moment. I hope you find it useful. Your moment might be a line that you cross. A rule that you break. This week, I had a wonderful experience at the Chicago Symphony…

On Tuesday, I let you know that I was stepping out of my comfort zone and reaching out to a wonderful mentor from the earliest days of my career. A person that I had not…

Here’s today’s mentoring moment. I hope you find it useful. This is an oft-told tale, especially if you’ve spoken to me or listened to Marketing vs. Sales, the podcast my pal Rob and I have…

On Tuesday I shared something that shows up in the best career origin stories: You’ve got a situation. Your familiar solutions, your go-to moves, your usual team… none of them are enough for this mess….

Here’s today’s mentoring moment. I hope you find it useful. In one of the biggest movies ever, one of the quietest lines has the most impact. “Come on. We got a situation.” In the box…

On Tuesday I shared a pattern that shows up in many great career origin stories: You set out looking for one thing… and discover something else entirely. That unexpected turn is often the beginning of…

Here’s today’s mentoring moment. I hope you find it useful. Many of the most interesting careers begin the same way many great origin stories do: You set out looking for one thing… but discover something…