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Would they miss you if you did not show up tomorrow? How are you engaging today? What moves the needle towards results? Where do you draw energy? What's Melvin reading? Peter Drucker’s The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization Nugget -  1. What is our mission? 2. Who is our customer? 3. What does the customer value? 4. What are our results? 5. What is our plan? La...

How do we fix housing? Malcolm Gladwell stated that  housing is the next big problem we must solve. Housing—more than just shelter—represents stability, opportunity, and equity. So, where do we even begin?‌ What’s  your  take? What bold ideas, unconventional solutions, or small experiments could move the needle on this issue? What's Melvin reading? Revenge of The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell...

What's the current situation in Ukraine? With David Nicholas  ‌ What's Melvin reading? Management Challenges for the 21st Century By Peter Drucker  Nugget - Future-Proof Leadership: Embrace Change, Empower Knowledge, and Lead with Vision. Last Thoughts - Dr. Richard Grant ~ The brain moves at the speed of sensory data and information. But the human heart moves at the speed of agriculture. This met...

"Have you asked any good questions today?" A question that can encourage people to explore, wonder, and learn in insightful ways. Nobel laureate in physics Isidor I. Rabi credited his mother with inspiring him to become a scientist by asking him this question instead of the more common "Did you learn anything today?". “My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions”...

Can you define the good life? With Matt Grubb What's Melvin reading? Managing the Non-Profit Organization by Peter Drucker Nugget - Business supplies, either goods or services. Government controls. A business has discharged its task when the customer buys the product, paid for it, and it's satisfied with it. Government has discharged its function when it's policies are effective. The "non-profit"...

What matters to you? with Lena Self Not what is a matter with you. 1. Dream Rangers by TC Bank  https://youtu.be/bp7S56aoIhU   2. Empathy & Compassion by Brene Brown  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HznVuCVQd10   3. The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance by Shawn Achor  https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=GXy__kBVq1M   4. Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An...

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What is learning? "When you went to school were you taught how to learn?" Question asked yesterday on the Silicon Synapse Show American statesman Benjamin Franklin said, “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Be humble and remember the words of comedian Bill Murray: “Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.” ‌ What's Melvin readin...

What's the answer to the question you hesitate to ask? Advancing Collective Intelligence with Valerie Hall. ‌ What's Melvin reading? Big Little Breakthroughs Nugget - Let's recap: Imagination  = any new idea Creativity  = a new idea that has some value, artistic or otherwise Innovation  = a creative idea that has utility Last Thoughts - "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story insid...

Is a bottle neck good or bad? What's Melvin reading? The Little Zen Companion Nugget - It is not the same to talk of bulls as to be in the bullring. - Spanish proverb Last Thoughts - "It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.“ - Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind Learn...

How do we maintain a merry heart? What's Melvin reading? the Tao of Pooh Nugget - the uncarved block things in their original state carry their own natural power. This concept is represented as the "Uncarved Block” and is a significant principle of Taoism Using Wu-wei (woo way) you go by circumstances and listen to your own Intuition. "This isn't the best time to do this. I better go that way. Whe...

When is the last time you did something for the first time? One of my values is curiosity (“Curiosity is more important than knowledge.” ― Albert Einstein) ‌One of my mentors is Big *Al What do you need to do with a mentor? *Albert Einstein  I seek advice I listen I take action What's Melvin reading? Black Irish Jab #22 A Day In The Life - 24 Hours in the Trenches vs. Resistance Nugget - "The inst...

What's your theme song? Warren Zevon I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (1976) Harvey Mackey (in Daniel Pink's Office Hours) asked my high school students to remember one of his favorite sayings: ‌“He couldn’t sleep fast enough.” "In other words, I’m afraid if I sleep too much, I’ll miss something." The Impossible Dream What's Melvin reading? Your Brain on Art | How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen &...

What's a Big Idea Book? Listen and learn as Fernando Labastida, author of "The Startup Book: How to Write a Book That Designs a New Market Category & Positions You as The Leader," discusses the seven essential steps to designing a new category and writing a book that establishes you as a thought leader in your field. From leveraging AI to accelerate your book-writing process to using your book...

"This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete.” - Steven Pressfield ‌ ‌What's Melvin reading?...

"Every choice we make can be a celebration of the world we want." - Carolyn Merchant "Your greatness is measured by your horizons." Michelangelo What's Melvin reading? The Consulting Bible by Alan Weiss PhD Nugget - My job is to improve the client's condition. Last Thoughts - Seth Godin stated, "You can't shrink yourself to greatness!" creation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Eleanor Roosevelt's quote "Do one thing every day that scares you." Jump What's Melvin reading? Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller Nugget - it's about the customer Last Thoughts - "Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Former First Lady of the United States Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Poli...

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"Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience." Albert Einstein Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the highest peak, in the deepest ocean, empty of all limiting thoughts. - The Art of Peace ‌ What's Melvin reading? Put Your Ass [where your Heart wants to be] by Steven Pressfield  Nugget - the universe conspires to help you Last Thoughts - “They w...

What's a Habu? with Matt Hall The boy that lived ‌ What's Melvin reading? Everyone Leads compiled by Dan Zandra Nugget - love the quotes maybe write the misleadership book? Last Thoughts - Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” Aldous Huxley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

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No man left behind with Tony Jackson How do you play the hand you're dealt? How mad did it make you? ‌ What's Melvin reading? Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield Nugget - "Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition is to turn our backs on oursel...

What does it take to live your best life? With Christina Valdras Owner Lion's Den Fitness and Nutrition https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100076392840688 What's Melvin reading? Benjamin Franklin Inventor, Statesman, and Patriot by R. Connor Stein Nugget - Franklin organized a discussion group called the Junto. Members of the Junto eventually changed the cultural life of Philadelphia. In 173...

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What did you learn from the annual Podfest Multimedia Expo? ‌ What's Melvin reading? Understanding Comics - The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud Nugget - I love this stuff Last Thoughts - AIWATT stands for:'Am I willing at this time to make the investment required to make a positive difference on this topic? ' Marshall Goldsmith  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Pri...