Influential Experiences

Friday Linchpin Bonus Video: Sunny Bates on passion, fear and balance

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Sunny Bates on Linchpins, Passion and Fear. Part of a series.

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Linchpin videos (first in a series)

Friday, February 5th, 2010

We’re traveling around, finding interesting people and asking them to riff for a minute or two about what makes someone indispensable. Kicking off the weekly series is Gary Vee. Click the picture to view it. We’ll do four for February…

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What’s expected vs. what’s amazing

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

I visited a favorite restaurant last week, a place that, alas, I hadn’t been to in months. The waiter remembered that I don’t like cilantro. Unasked, she brought it up. Incredible. This was uncalled for, unnecessary and totally delightful. Scott…

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The lesson from two lemonade stands

Monday, January 11th, 2010

The first stand is run by two kids. They use Countrytime lemonade, paper cups and a bridge table. It’s a decent lemonade stand, one in the long tradition of standard lemonade stands. It costs a dollar to buy a cup, which is a pretty good price, consid…

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