Money Is Changing If you get a chance, it’s worth listening to this 15-minute podcast from Nathanial Whittemore on the economic side of what’s happening re: Russia/Ukraine. A good part of me is for the multiple sanctions on Russia by both the US government and US-owned companies. Feels like the right thing to do. But it does
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The Best Super Bowl Ad This was the first year in a long time that I honestly analyzed all the ads from the Super Bowl. But first, did you see all the celebrity talent this year? My wife mentioned it about halfway through the Super Bowl and she was right…about every other commercial featured a celebrity…and
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Love Is a Verb quick note…thank you to all that donated to my Orange Effect Foundation page two weeks ago. I’m already halfway to my goal because of you wonderful people. Valentine’s Day is next week. I think of two things on that day. First, it’s the day I proposed to the love of my life.
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Staying Focused I normally have an orange notebook by my side. On one page, is a list of ideas for the future. Often times I want to start on any one of them…or even a few. And then I think of Jeff Bezos and Amazon. Amazon sold books in 1995. Only books. For three years,
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Kids Staying at Home Longer Recent Pew Research shows that almost half of all young adults ages 18 to 29 still live with their parents (see above chart). This trend has been rising every decade since the 1950s. Professor Scott Galloway from NYU breaks down this chart in two minutes here. His rationale? Prof G believes
NFTs, NIL and the Great Resignation – #77 Read More »
What a crazy year it has been. Crazy, yet extremely insightful. I’m working on things today that I never would have imagined doing just a few months ago. How about you? Last year at this time, I wrote down something my son said in my 2020 review, “2021 is going to be as awesome as
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If you haven’t been paying attention, there were a couple of very disturbing developments in social media lately. The first example is from Instagram. In 2012, Australian artist Thea-Mai Baumann created the account @metaverse on Instagram. She’s used the site for almost a decade to promote her design and fashion prowess. On November 2, 2021, her
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