This site is an archive of my writing on the internet since 2008 up until early 2019. Links to navigate can be found in the sidebars.
Reviewing My Three Words 2019
December 30, 2019We’re almost at the end of 2019! Before I release my three words for 2020, I’d like to look back and my three words for this year. My three words for 2019 were leader, helpful, self-care. As these are not goals or resolutions, I only really have my subjective opinion on how well I lived ...Another Trip Around the Sun
December 27, 2019I love the end of the year. Everyone is mentally checked out. The offices are half-empty. I love the quiet. During this peaceful end of the year, I try to take the last two weeks in December to reflect upon this most recent trip around the sun and spend some time thinking about the upcoming one. I will typically ...Mountains
November 20, 2019So as not to ‘bury the lede’ I’m starting a new company. If you want to skip the backstory and jump to that part of the post, go here. At times, the top seems so very far away. I’d been working in the Social Media industry for the last 11 years of my life. I grew an ...The Consumer Revolution
October 24, 2019Go to your Promotions tab inside Gmail. If you’re not a Gmail user, just stop by your email and see how many newsletters you’ve gotten in the last few days. Now… How many of those did you deliberately subscribe to? How many have you opened recently? Now open Facebook, or Twitter. Who or what do you want to hear ...The Three Lenses
October 22, 2019I originally published this post on August 2014. I made some small changes and I am republishing it. Life is a true potpourri of experiences. There are moments of breathtaking beauty. There are moments of profound sadness. We see unimaginable wickedness.We see acts of selfless courage.The human experience presents a vast array of differences across people ...Tech Theft
October 22, 2019By now you’ve probably heard the story… Snapchat created the stories format, a vertical photo and video platform designed for content to expire and disappear in 24 hours. Then, Facebook-owned Instagram wholesale stole the idea. Years later, Instagram is the dominant story platform and anti-competitive practices win again. I want to advocate that Snapchat return the favor ...Less
October 21, 2019I have been spending A LOT more time on Reddit lately. It’s got me thinking. Maybe I’m gravitating toward Reddit because I didn’t get on it early and start following loads and loads of stuff like I did on other networks. Maybe it’s because on Reddit, there is no social proof game to play (ok, there’s Karma, ...The Responsibility to Opt-out
October 21, 2019“If you’re not interested, please reply with STOP” “Just reply “DELETE” if not relevant.” “If you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please reply” Seth Godin published Permission Marketing in 1999. And despite having nearly 20 years to “get the memo,” far too many people have either ignored the message or have concluded that the benefits ...Competition
October 18, 2019I’m fascinated with competition because I’ve simultaneously seen it bring out the best and the worst in people, including myself. Win…even if it costs you Back in the early 90s, my friend Adam had a Sega Genesis. I did not have a Sega Genesis. When we would get together, we would play game after game of NHL ...Career
July 25, 2019Sometime in our youth, we’re introduced to the idea of work. Along the way this idea is developed and expanded. Some talk about it like a “necessary evil” Some see it as a vehicle for changing the world Some advocate for a safe route Some tell you to avoid the safe route at all costs Many will talk ...Need
June 25, 2019Not “need” as in: food, water, and shelter. Need, as in: what do you really need in your life? One of the easiest ways to answer this is to move. As you’re bubble wrapping your shot glasses from Charleston, cleaning out the back of your fridge and packing boxes full of miscellaneous little knickknacks, you’ll have a renewed ...Unicorn Software
June 25, 2019I’ve come to realize that my career has been primarily about scratching an itch I have about strategy, process and problem-solving. I get a real charge out of designing a system to solve a problem. This interest has been reinforced several times over the last few years. I read the E-Myth Revisited and The Pumpkin ...Philadelphia Non-Profit Seeking Marketing Coordinator
June 11, 2019Last year, I joined the board of Council For Relationships, a Philadelphia-based non-profit that provides mental health services to anyone regardless of their ability to pay. They serve everyone from the homeless and at-risk youth, the LGBTQ community, training for clergy, CEOs and Executives and probably even someone you know. It has been an honor ...Me.com Is The Privacy-Focused Social Network That Only Apple Can Build
June 10, 2019The problem isn’t that it’s impossible to create a profitable, privacy-focused social network that supports free speech while also protecting people from harassment. It’s that the current platforms don’t seem to have any incentive to do that. Part of the issue is that mining and monetizing people’s data has been so damn profitable. Therefore, the ...Attention
June 4, 2019I’ve been practicing meditation off and on for the past 6 months or so. While I have no intention of being “that guy” and beating you into taking up the practice, I would like to share one very important thought that I continue to have. During certain types of meditation, you are trying to focus and ...The Pervasive Mindset
May 24, 2019Societies are shaped by the pervasive mindset: the culture. This mindset is the crucial element that defines and influences what is possible. It sets expectations about what is impossible. Many of the problems we’re facing in our world can be associated with a pervasive mindset of fear and modest-to-low expectations. Sadly, this narrative is often thrust upon us. But, ...Do you even have a head?
May 23, 2019Without the aid of the mirror, you would have no way of knowing if you actually have a head. Sure, we see other people who have heads and that data point helps us understand that we likely have a head…but we can’t see it. Presumably, we could use our hands and feel our head, that ...36 Social Media Tools in ~30 Minutes
April 8, 2019On March 18, 2019 I was joined by Aliya Hammond, Shana Steigerwalt, & Lynne Williams at Bucks County Marketing & WordPress Consortium. We sought to educate a group of small business owners about the various ways in which social media could be used to reach and audience and convert that attention into sales. This was a ...Remember that time I was right about…
March 21, 2019When I look back on all of my predictions, I’m stunned by my prescience. It’s as if I’ve been right about FAR MORE than I’ve been wrong. You need to know that this skill can be cultivated…and you’ll be AMAZED by how easy it is. Do you want to learn how to do this? I can teach ...Crappy work!
March 20, 2019A man walks into a French Bistro… He sits down for lunch. After looking over the menu, he decides to try something new…Duck Confit. Oh, and he asks for it “well-done.” Relative to the preparation of a sandwich, Duck confit is a labor of love. Cooking the duck takes several hours, on top of the prep work ...