July 2015
You Can’t Hit the Bullseye of a Target You Can’t See
I just got a text message from a friend, asking if I could record a short ad for his business. “Nothing fancy,” he said. “Just something to stimulate interest.” The short answer is, “No.” But [...]
June 2015
Brain Food, Sugar Pills and Crowds… More Lessons Learned at the Rockwood Ice Cream Festival.
In our last installment, Ice Cream, Hookers & Helicopters--lessons learned at the Rockwood Ice Cream Festival, we gained some insight into the art of staging and showmanship from high-priced call girls and drone pilots and [...]
Ice Cream, Hookers & Helicopters. Lessons Learned at the Rockwood Ice Cream Festival- Part 1
This past Sunday, I hopped into the car with three old friends, drove to the Rockwood Ice Cream Festival in New Castle County Delaware, and armed with a pocketful of cash and a handful of [...]
CounterThink Mind Hack Number 8: The power of Once Upon A Time
The mid-September sun began its ascent over the autumn colored southeastern hills of Cavendish, Vermont on a brisk, dewy morning in 1848. A solitary ray of golden sunlight made its way through the gritty kitchen [...]
Sharp, Shiny Objects and the People Who Love them…Part 2
In our last installment of Sharp, Shiny Objects and the People Who Love Them, I gave you some insight into the brain science behind the collecting gene and how you can use it to your [...]
Sharp, Shiny Objects And The People Who Love Them…Part 1
I just got back from the Blade Show in Atlanta. Which begs the question, “Why would a guy on blood thinners go to “The World’s Largest Knife Show?” Three reasons really: Food, Friends and Field [...]