Networking is only BS if you’re BS

I got this nugget from the book, Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years, and I just love it. When I talk to people about networking, most of the time the reaction is that its a fake, BS’y way to be successful. And I’m always kind of confused by this, because to me, networking is a…

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Book #3: The Long Walk

My goal in 2018 is to read 52 books. Here is a list of all the books I’ve read so far this year. Each book is ranked on a 5-star scale (5 is best). **** The Long Walk (Audible) I’ve read many Stephen King books over the last few years. Some of my favorites include The Stand,…

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Thoughts on how I like to operate a business

I had some things I wanted to talk out about how I run companies, specifically around a business having a higher purpose and clearly defining its vision, values, and tenets. I’ve written about some of this before… The difference between a company’s Purpose and Vision Dragon Army’s Purpose is to inspire happiness And many posts…

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My most viewed blog posts of 2017

Each year I like to review Google Analytics and figure out which of my blog posts resonated with you guys the most. It’s a good exercise to help me figure out what I’m going to write about in the upcoming year. To start, there are always posts from years past that get a lot of…

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6 non-fiction books to read in 2018

If you’re new here, I should say that I love reading. I read 40 books last year, and I have a goal to read 52 books this year. A goal that I’ll measure, so it gets done ;) But I just found out that a friend of mine read over 60 books last year, so…

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