With some people I get the distinct feeling that any discussion, no matter the topic, is a sparring event. Take this discussion I recently had with a PR firm I’d called to ask about handling an upcoming project. The opening minute or so of our discussion went like this: "What kind of campaign do you [...]
I was quoted in an Associated Press article by Dave Carpenter that ran in several major outlets during this past week about the gobble-de-gook that seeps into email, reports, and proposals in corporate America. Here are a few sites that posted the article:ABC News CBS News Fox News MSNBC Here’s the sample I sent Dave—an [...]
Three weeks ago, I was helping my friend Karen and Paul pack up and move out of The Steel Magnolia House, the B&B they were selling so they could focus on Karen’s struggle with the cancer that had invaded her body 18 months earlier. As I finished taping up the last box of items from [...]
I caught the appearance by Arthur C. Brooks on Good Morning America recently and learned some interesting statistics. As he did research for his latest book Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism, Mr. Brooks discovered that conservative households in America donate 30% more money to charity each year than liberal households. It [...]
Congratulations to those brave souls who decided to WRITE their books—rather than just talk them. Great ideas are a dime a dozen. Book ideas included. Far too many would-be authors talk all their passion away. That is, they tell their friends, family, coworkers, next door neighbors and anybody else who’ll listen that they plan to [...]
