Messaging is important if you want people to take a specific action. And the accuracy of the message is crucial if you want to inspire confident action. This should be obvious to anyone. A clear message is unambiguous in declaring the action desired. It should also create accurate expectations. In general, because messaging is so …
Welcome to my new website dedicated to my writing. I’m calling it ”Cooler Heads Prevailed…and other myths” as I called my site located at gregproffit.com. I’ll be gradually transforming that site to more of a personal landing page for my writing service offerings and to be a hub for some of my other websites. Of …
One of the most satisfying aspects of writing and posting something daily is…you guessed it…writing and posting something daily. Writing is artificial in comparison to speaking. What do I mean? When you speak, it is mostly stream-of-consciousness, with opportunities to course-correct, amend, update, or renounce utterances on the fly. I hope all that makes sense. …
Writing v. Speaking: Writing Is More Artificial…which is not a bad thing Read More »
I spent my day on the phone with tech support. This is not the way you want to spend a day. Believe me. Good tech support representatives, especially those working in a ”pre-sales” capacity should ask plenty of questions to make sure they understand what the customer thinks he wants to do. Assumptions or hastiness …
My Day In Tech Support Hell: Remember When You Could Just Restart? Read More »
Be careful setting goals. If you don’t ask the right questions, you won’t end up with the right answers. Success achieving wrong answers, is not success worth succeeding at. It just means not enough care was taken in setting the goal. To that end, Here’s a guide: 1- Ask lots of questions. 2- Keep asking why …
Setting Goals: A How-To Guide in 5 Easy Steps, and A Conversation Read More »
You cannot lie to a tree in the same way that you cannot lie to God. Your lies will not impact either one. Trees are socially and culturally superior. Lets learn from them if we can.
So, the Feel Like A Stranger portion of the Covid Trip began last night when the virus hi-jacked my brain. In a matter of moments, I went from savoring a couple tablespoons of Jalapeño Pimento cheese, to not being able to smell Vick’s Vap-O-Rub. At. All. Recognizing this, I popped a Goldfish cracker in my …
So, I’ve had Covid for a week now. I caught it from my girlfriend. We believe we know where she got it but we cannot know for certain. We now have firsthand knowledge of and experience with Covid we did not want. I am sharing some of our experience and some of my thoughts about …
In matters of life and death, do you want authorized, or authoritative?
I’m listening to the Audible version of The Overstory during my daily walks. Yesterday, I heard the Bullhorn of Truth in the dialogue of two characters on page 430: ”What keeps us from seeing the obvious?” Douglas puts his hand to the brass bull’s horn. ”And? What does?” ”Mostly other people.” [Before proceeding with my …
