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I’m tired of being obsessed with memories of the past. Try instead to invent a current life worthy of seeing through the lens of my mind.
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WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO J&J?
My first job in Australia was Account Executive on the Johnson & Johnson Baby & You Club. Worked on loved and trusted brands such as Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, Johnson’s Baby Powder, and Johnson’s Baby Oil. The brand equity in the…
LEADERSHIP: NEVER HAVE A GUY LIKE BOB WORKING FOR YOU
David Novak, the former CEO of Yum! Brands, was asked in an interview, “What’s the secret to great leadership?” “I’ll tell you the secret to great leadership,” Novak said. “It’s to never have a certain type of person working for…
I’M TOO BUSY TO TELL PEOPLE I’M BUSY
Every time a colleague bumps another colleague on the street or in an elevator, the first question that’s always asked is, “So, are you busy?” And the answer is always “Yeah. Crazy busy”. “I’m so busy” has pretty much become the…
WHEN TIME STANDS STILL
Time appears of an unmeasurable length. Unless you smoke weed. With weed, the notion of time is completely overthrown. The moments are years, and the minutes are centuries. That’s why all of the great jazz musicians smoked weed, beginning with…