Fascination is better than passion.
Jerry Seinfeld
An invitation to invest 2 to 22 minutes in your executive education this week.
Making Packaging Cool/Sexy
Think your product/service isn’t sexy? This 2-minute promo brings out the best in Signet’s packing tape, cardboard boxes, and packing materials. Maybe you can have some fun and do the same? Thank you to Oliver Maughan for sharing.
Elon Musk – Don’t Optimize Something That Shouldn’t Exist
Simplifying is the third step, not the first. Eliminate the unnecessary steps first. This short IG video features Elon Musk sharing how he got process improvement backward. Share this video with your team and discuss first, what shouldn’t even exist in a process before you automate the mess.
Scott Galloway’s Predictions for 2024
AI was last year’s trend; in 2024 it’s GLP-1 drugs (weight loss) – and all the companies that will benefit from their use. Grab your favorite mocha beverage and enjoy this 32-minute video of the always-on-point NY Stern marketing profs insights.
Jerry Seinfeld – Don’t Lose Your Sense of Humor
Jerry Seinfeld’s 16-minute entertaining and insightful Duke commencement address is already lighting up the internet. Notes Jerry, as he suggests we could all loosen up a bit:
...humor is the most powerful, most survival essential quality you will ever have or need to navigate through the human experience.
Go to 12:20 where he shares his biggest point about life. Thank you to Paul Berman for nudging me to watch.
Drop the Visionary Label
And at 2:50 Seinfeld explains better than me why the idea of a grand visionary (with outstretched arms) is ridiculous. As Jerry suggests “get over yourself.” He then goes right into his 3 life lessons for the next 2 minutes. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy 16 fun minutes. Then drop the visionary label, it makes “your co-workers uncomfortable.”
Boundless Adventures – Colorado July 21 - 24
Last summer I had the opportunity join Andy Bailey on one of his Boundless Adventures where my son Quinn (16) and I rafted down the Arkansas River and summited a 14’er (14,000 ft) mountain in Colorado. An experience we will remember for a lifetime! They are doing it again this summer – Boundless in Colorado
Boundless Adventures – Kilimanjaro Oct 21 - 30
And they have added an international Adventure to the top of Kilimanjaro in Africa! If you have ever had the inclination to tackle this mountain then I suggest you check out the VIP-level experience that Andy and his team have put together. I know it will be epic! The link is here – Boundless Adventure Africa
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Additional Books
Scaling Up Compensation, a quick read helping you get much greater impact and outcomes from one of your largest expenses; and The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, which provides you with some great ideas to borrow/steal for your own business are available on Amazon.
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San Francisco, CA – May 29, 2024 (Virtual)
Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Dhaka – May 29, 2024 (Virtual)
Christchurch, NZ – May 30, 2024 (In-Person)
Melbourne, Australia – May 30, 2024 (In-Person)
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Kansas City, MO – Jun 12, 2024 (In-Person)
Adelaide, Australia – Jun 12, 2024 (In-Person)
Ontario, Canada - Jun 13, 2024 (Virtual)
San Francisco, CA – Jun 19, 2024 (Virtual)
Boulder, CO – Jun 20, 2024 (Virtual)
San Diego, CA – Jun 25, 2024 (In-Person)
Washington, D.C. – Jun 27, 2024 (In-Person)
Western Sydney, Australia – Jul 4 & 5, 2024 (In-Person)
Ontario, Canada – Jul 11, 2024 (Virtual)
Hong Kong – Jul 24, 2024 (Virtual)
Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Dhaka – Jul 31, 2024 (Virtual)
San Francisco, CA – Jul 31, 2024 (Virtual)
Sydney, Australia – Aug 7, 2024 (In-Person)
Ontario, Canada - Aug 15, 2024 (Virtual)
San Francisco, CA – Aug 28, 2024 (Virtual)
Sydney, Australia – Aug 29, 2024 (In-Person)
Ontario, Canada – Sep 12, 2024 (Virtual)
Denver, CO – Sep 17, 2024 (In-Person)
Columbus, Ohio – Sep 20, 2024 (In-Person)
San Francisco, CA – Sep 24, 2024 (Virtual)
Nottingham, UK – Oct 1, 2024 (In-Person)
Brisbane, Australia – Oct 2, 2024 (In-Person)
Ontario, Canada - Oct 10, 2024 (Virtual)
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Oct 15, 2024 (In-Person)
San Francisco, CA – Oct 16, 2024 (Virtual)
Sydney, Australia – Nov 14, 2024 (In-Person)
Ontario, Canada - Nov 14, 2024 (Virtual)
San Francisco, CA – Nov 19, 2024 (Virtual)
San Antonio, TX – Dec 10, 2024 (In-Person)
Ontario, Canada - Dec 12, 2024 (Virtual)
San Francisco, CA – Dec 18, 2024 (Virtual)
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