This week’s quote comes from Daniel Burrus. I discovered it on LinkedIn this week and it stuck with me since I read it. I often think about why people do things and that actually means. Do people really change? It’s a question a lot of us ask. The words change and transform often get interchanged,

Happy Independence Day! This week’s quote from an article posted in the Harvard Business Review by Executive Business Coaches Ron Carucci and Jarrod Shappell is relevant. The quote is important in all aspects of life. Turn on the news and you will see people yelling and talking over one another. Today the world seems to

This week’s quote comes from Ben Jones, the Global Creative Director, Unskippable Labs, Google. I saw it in the Google recap of Cannes. It’s a quote that stands with me and makes me think about an interview I once had. I often describe myself as a storyteller and creative that practices data-driven techniques. In an

This week’s quote comes from a post by Bill Gates. It’s a common question I ask myself, “am I actually making a difference?” We all know how passionate the Gates’ are about helping the world and making it a better place with more potential. Maybe I’m being a bit too optimistic, but I want to

This week’s quote comes from Will Guidara in a post on Fast Company. My brother-in-law’s a server, so I often find myself reading more about the struggles of servers or laws that impact them. This post uses servers as a way to discuss interactions. Like most things in life, it’s not about how much you

This week’s quote comes from a LinkedIn post I stumbled upon this week from Ryan Holmes. His post is about the importance of missed opportunities, the anti-portfolio as investors call it. I’ve talked with a lot of people recently about evolving projects and plans, but not being afraid of getting something out there first. Everything

This week’s quote comes from Katya Andresen the SVP Card Customer Experience at CapitalOne. I’ve talked a lot recently about long-form storytelling and why it’s important. We often say that we’re visual beings, but as this article points out, we’re also story beings. As humans, we look for a beginning, middle and end. We weave

This week’s quote comes from a former colleague, Dan Morrison. Dan’s the Brand Vice President at Joe Smith Brand Strategy and a great person to follow on LinkedIn. I’m not sure this quote came from him, but it came from a notepad that he posted a picture of, so I’ll give him the credit as

This week’s quote comes from Ann Handley, who’s a writer, digital marketer, best selling author, the list could go on and on. Basically, she’s a super smart person who understands people and marketing and the cross-section of the two. As my team and I prepare to pitch a new client on the value of long-form

This week’s quote comes from an article by Claire Diaz-Ortiz. It’s the second article in a small series about success and what she argues are the three key elements that need to come into alignment to truly have success — Purpose, Passion, and Performance. I don’t think failure is a bad thing as long as