Do you miss Noah?

October 10th, 2007 5 Comments Devin

Hey, we all know he’s a busy guy, right? But with over 2,000 subscribers there’s got to be some more lovin’. I get it. He gets it.
But, while you’re waiting for him to drop another pearl of wisdom let’s think: what have you done for Noah?
Seriously, he’s done a ton for me. He’s done a […]

Why Customer Services Sucks Ass and ways to improve

August 16th, 2007 35 Comments Noah

I had to call customer service for a problem today and it sucked. I am sure you knew that. Here are some sucky things and ways to improve.
1- Don’t ask to put me on hold. I always say I don’t want to be on hold but you do it cause you planned anyways. Solution: Just […]

Great Conversation Starters

June 26th, 2007 19 Comments Noah

A few weeks back I asked you how to get the Meat of a conversation. Well today you get two of my tips to actually start a conversation.
Make up something about them.
Seriously, I love this one. I say “Oh you look like a Rock Climber.” Try to make it somewhat plausible. Usually they aren’t but […]

Book Review of “Chasing Daylight” by Gene O’Kelly

May 9th, 2007 4 Comments

Imagine: You’re a 53-year-old CEO of a well-respected international consultancy that spans the industrialized world. As a matter of profession, you socialize with and advise chieftains of multi-billion-dollar firms, and your life is scheduled out eighteen months in advance, optimized to the nth degree from dawn to midnight, juggling the obligations of a family and the demands of a job where your thoughts and insights are constantly sought by colleagues, subordinates, clients and compatriots. Retirement to a golf resort is still over a decade away - until then, every moment brings new challenges, new opportunities and you are primed to handle them with the same energy and focused attention that got you where you are.

Life is good.

Now imagine: a doctor’s visit. You’ve been in excellent health your whole life and expect your recent headaches to be a minor annoyance to be chased away by time or the right handful of pills.

“I have bad news. You have inoperable brain cancer. You have three to six months. I’m sorry.”

Like a rain of lit kerosene on a well-manicured garden, Gene O’Kelly’s meticulously-planned, ordered life was torched in an instant, and he now has to compress the balance of his life into 100 days.

What would you do?

Dating an Insecure Girl

May 1st, 2007 5 Comments Jon

If you’re like me (and, as I’ve learned, 60% of other men) you were a dork at some point. Somewhere between being a misanthropic adolescent, and the grudgingly social guy you have to be to get along in the “real worldâ€?, you developed some insecurities too. So maybe you’ve become slightly possessive, or […]

Business Card Pre-Mature Ejaculation

April 18th, 2007 23 Comments Noah

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to speak at Web 2.0 and met a fair amount of people. Thanks Dave for hooking it up. The audience was mostly asleep but it was still great speaking and I hope people got some value out of our panel. But the point of this article is about some of […]