Forget all the conventional 'rules' but one. There is one golden rule: Stick to topics you deeply care about and don't keep your passion buttoned inside your vest. An audience's biggest turn-on is the speaker's obvious enthusiasm. If you are lukewarm about the issue, forget it!
Perception is all there is. If the customer think he's right, he's right.
Are you placing enough interesting, freakish, long shot, weirdo bets?
Take someone NEW AND WEIRD to lunch today
A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
We often hear that the digital age has resulted in a devaluing of time, space, and place. But I wonder if theseclaims are exaggerated.