Work Smarter, Not Harder!

In this episode, Tom introduces another important concept in email communications, keeping it brief! Also, we have a special quick guest appearance from Billy Keenan, the author of the book the Road to Resilience. He will be a guest on the show in weeks.

In this episode, Tom sits down with the Stony Point Seals for an interview, in advance of their 25th annual Polar Plunge, scheduled for the Big Game Day, Feb 11, 2024.

In this emotional episode, Tom reveals one of the turning points in his business life, which oddly came as a result of a failure in a classroom exercise.

Tom got an email from a well-intentioned individual, who was pointing out a discrepancy on one of the community groups that his company manages. In this brief, but personal podcast episode, Tom responds in a logical, but thoughtful manner. The overall point for this episode: When you have a big idea, it takes time to cultivate. Kudos to the cultivators.

In this brief episode, Tom draws from the wisdom of the late Stephen R. Covey, author of the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - to show you how to block out time to get the important long term goals accomplished gradually, each week.

Tom had a difficult day on Wednesday, but it was a bit easier with the stop gap routines that he has implemented for nearly 20 years. In this very special episode, he will discuss the 10 steps that he uses to stay on target, and maintain an inner well-being, in the hopes that you can subsequently experience a better tomorrow. ;

Tom had a client that was contacting him way out of normal business hours. His advice today, is to set boundaries, use technology to schedule appointments, and sometimes - when boundaries are crossed - have the bravery to not respond.

It is no secret that Tom has more appointments in his calendar than the press secretary for Azerbaijan. Somehow he manages, and in this brief, four minute podcast, he reveals a secret that he has used for the past year, that is so simple, that anyone can implement it in less than 15 minutes.

Tom was on site at a concert, despite being pressured to work from the office. Enter laptop, tablet and backpack. Also, a Peruvian restaurant. Plus, Tom introduces Father Steve from the Marian Shrine to the podcast world. Tune in for his new podcast, Hang with Jesus!

Tom is onsite with one of his favorite bands, Live and Unplugged, doing some imagery and reporting for RocklandNews.com. In this episode, he talks about how to work onsite - anywhere…with just a phone and tablet.

Tom sucks at talking with people on social media. He realizes this. But he’s come to peace with it, by using art to better present his ideas and feelings. Of course, sans actual art talent, he found and started using Midjourney, one of the most popular Ai tools available today for the consumer. In this episode, Tom explains the usefulness of Midjourney, and also posts a friendly warning to his col...

As if there isn’t enough for Tom to handle in his two companies, Tom announces his new blog series, Rockland. Ai - which is focused on education about the emerging commercial technologies that assist its users to be much more productive in their professional and personal lives.

The term AI is being thrown around more lazily than a dog chewing on his favorite squirrel toy. In this episode, Tom talks about an example of a new feature that Google has, showing that it is not true “Artificial General Intelligence”, which will take much more time to achieve.

In this episode, Tom passionately rants about email, and all of its many flaws. He also provides suggestions for handling email better, primarily by refraining from several bad habits.

If you are wondering whether Tom Ossa’s new book, 30 Days to a Better Brand is worth your time, listen to this episode, where Tom reads the introduction of the book to you. Feedback is welcome!

Tom followed up today with his explanation on when to promote events

Tom was talking with someone about the nature of business, and on this episode will discuss why competition in business is a good thing. A very good thing.

In this episode, Tom briefly discusses how to go about planning your promotional campaign for upcoming events. More to come tomorrow.

Tom has been fascinated by Ai since the commercial release of ChatGPT and Midjourney. In this episode, he announces a new blog series, Rockland. Ai - to help small businesses to use the best tools for their business’ ongoing development and scale.

In sales, projects, administrative work, and much more - there is a workflow that can get you in the mode of getting things done better. In this episode, Tom quickly discusses how to start with just one thing, so that it leads you organically to the next thing. Simple concept, with examples.

We hope you are having a good start to the New Year! Here is a short episode from Tom on the importance of keeping your domain name as short as possible. Also, download the first three chapters of his book, 30 Days to a Better Brand, for free!

As we get into the new year, consider setting up your schedule to use your energy and time in the best possible way. Also get a free copy of Tom‘s new book, “30 Days to a Better Brand“, available on Amazon.

We all suffer from it if we work in front of a computer. Getting tasks done in an orderly and timely fashion. In this episode, Tom provides a really, really simple way to get more tasks done, so you increase your rate of productive success.

A quick 5-minute check in, wishing you and your colleagues a good rest of 2023. This one is unformatted, raw and real. No guests, no agenda, just getting back on the airwaves with you. Have a great week.

It's been over six months since Mike Kluger and Tom Ossa did a podcast with each other - today they finally got it together and sat for an hour to recap some of the things they've been up to, including Stony Music Fest 9, plans for making a larger event at Clover Stadium, and how to brew a righteous coffee.