From the Mastermind of Randal
So many companies say they treat their customers like family, but do they really? Seems like a lot of dysfunctional “business” families, if you ask me. The fact is that most businesses exist to generate revenues. They offer a product or a service in exchange for financial compensation. The rules are clear, this transaction is expected and respected. Yet, so …
I am continuing my quest to devour Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss. It’s interesting that the first section in the book is about health, rather than business. Being in IT for over 20 years, I find myself getting my tan from an LED Screen and the only workout I get is moving a mouse around. This profession led me …
The beach was lit by Sky Lanterns (a.k.a. Chinese Wish Lanterns) as fireworks illuminated the cloudy sky on New Year’s Eve. For the Mexicans, these are wishes for a better year ahead. While it does look beautiful, this is a useless exercise that will only pollute the ocean and possibly cause harm to ocean life. Like Kevin Rose, I don’t …
Flight Club: Rebel, Reinvent, and Thrive: How to Launch Your Dream Business Flight Club is a call to rebel, reinvent, and thrive! The book shares the journey of women who “leaned out” of corporate to launch their dream business. Book Description: Flight Club is a call to rebel, reinvent, and thrive! The book shares the journey of women who “leaned …
The Borg may not have had refined social skills when it came to communicating, but they were on to something when they said: “Resistance is Futile” In business, resistance can either be a hindrance or an asset. For the vast majority, resistance is futile because it paralyses them into submission and prevents from doing what needs to be done to …
This is the second book of Peter’s Tag Series. I really enjoyed the first book, especially the Metaverse like world inside the computers where the book’s slightly awkward hero Simon Bank broke things, to make sure they were fixed properly. Whereas the first book started with a bang, literally, the second took a while to get going. A good …
I did not want to read this book, I kept putting it off. Prospecting for Gold in the 1900s is not my subject of choice. I knew it was a business book with lessons about sales prospecting, told in a fictional narrative from the perspective of a young girl leaving behind her passion of helping her dad prospect for gold. …
You have dreamed of this moment your whole life. The summit of Everest is a mere 80 meters away. Your body is in pain, but the reward for all your hard work is soon to pay off. “I thought you had the rope!” With those 5 words, the dream ends, the hard work will not pay off. You do not …
Within the myriad of books on business, there are many with tools and tricks to help in different facets of the business. While Giving Candy to Strangers does have its share of strategies and suggestions to help you create a more natural sales practice, the gift of this book is in giving us a different way of approaching sales. With …
We all love Seth Godin’s “The Purple Cow”. I can’t think of a better example of a Purple Cow in music than David Bowie. Here was an artist that truly stood out from the crowd and re-invented himself throughout his career. Bowie did so by being brazenly different. With such persona as the far out Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, Thin …
