by Marc Mawhinney | Dec 27, 2020 | Blog
I once read an interesting book called “The Coddling Of The American Mind”, by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. It talked about the attempts to protect college students from anything that could hurt their feelings. This includes blocking visits from...
by Marc Mawhinney | Dec 26, 2020 | Blog
It’s Boxing Day, so let’s talk about Muhammad Ali. (What better day to talk about a boxer?) If Muhammad Ali was alive and an entrepreneur in 2020, I suspect he would do very well. First, he would have no trouble gaining attention in the crowded marketplace. He would...
by Marc Mawhinney | Dec 25, 2020 | Blog
Back when I was a wee lad (about five years old and three apples high), I asked Santa for a pretty cool Christmas gift. At least I thought it was cool – and totally do-able. Being a fan of the old Spider-Man cartoon, I decided that I wanted suction cups that...
by Marc Mawhinney | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog
I once saw a funny meme that read: “Being famous on Facebook is like being rich in Monopoly – it’s not real, so calm down” I get the point behind it: You can’t buy groceries with your Facebook “likes”. You can’t make...
by Marc Mawhinney | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog
My email marketing program has standard wording for when I first start writing an email to my list: ===== Hi Thanks for being a loyal email subscriber. We appreciate hearing from you. Let us know if you ever have any questions. ===== Could you get any more impersonal...
by Marc Mawhinney | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog
There’s a magic number that applies to politics, but can also apply to personal development: In his book “Campaign Confessions: Tales from the War Rooms of Politics”, veteran Canadian political campaign manager John Laschinger writes about the...
