When you’re looking down the barrel of a mic (or a pen) and a reporter is on the other end, you’d better be ready. I’m not going to mince my words at all when I tell you it is exceptionally easy to blow an interview.
Since starting my work in the energy efficiency industry, I’ve been interviewed for pieces in industry newsletters, the Wall Street Journal and everything in between. My ability to provide succinct sound bites and quick quotes is not a natural talent, but one I honed through a number of embarrassing, easily preventable events that you never need to endure. Continue reading
Yesterday was a day that shall live in infamy.
To call what happened a failure of epic proportions would be an understatement. Fortunately for you, sweet reader, I have swiftly cataloged the sequence of events that led up to my Passover paroxysm in case you were interested in creating your own minor meltdown.
Question nothing as you follow these steps and you too will soon enjoy a spectacular failure, the kind where an hour feels like an entire evening and you know it will be one you’ll never forget… Continue reading
Once upon a time, I had a dream to build a particular type of business and it totally blew up in my face. I have a mentor to thank for that. And yes, I really mean it. I thank him all the time… Continue reading
I write this post with a heavy heart. There is so much sadness in the world right now with tragedies multiplying by the day. Of course, my topic has nothing to do with those catastrophes. Mine has to do with sex.
For months now, I’ve been working on a covert project that consumed countless hours of my “spare” time. Although I’m quite successful in my current career, I had hoped to augment my income through a new product that would help people enrich their sex lives.
After an exhaustive amount of research and market testing, I knew this was poised to be a huge success. However, instead of approaching this with excitement, I found myself merely going through the motions of building this product, continually plagued with internal resistance.
Like many entrepreneurs would, I passed it off as fear… Continue reading
