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![Shortcut to Power and AI](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e36156-2c00-450c-a8f3-d6919da657e1_300x300.png)
Here’s how. I’m kidding. Or, as us older folks used to say, psych. If I had the answers, I might be able to capture some of those elusive… ...read.more
![Online Dating as an Overweight 40-something Professional Post-Pandemic](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e36156-2c00-450c-a8f3-d6919da657e1_300x300.png)
Yes. It’s as bad as you think. No, I’m not kidding. I went in, eyes wide open. I’m a great overall package. I’m not a standout from looks… ...read.more
![In Memoriam — The little brown rescue dog who smiled like a Tyrannosaurus Rex](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dd633270-19d0-4e8e-8d9e-1cb7f15a2e25_634x600.png)
I put my best friend to rest today. I had been preparing for this moment for quite some time, but you’re never really ready for it. With… ...read.more
![Luck and Daring Illogically](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0e4e58b3-6581-43fa-8938-3c2ffe78629f_800x563.jpeg)
Sound familiar? It’s a mash-up of Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly and Emmanuel Acho’s Illogical, with my thoughts thrown in for a special… ...read.more
![10 Tips for Sales Success from a High Performer](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e0c8629d-caab-465c-803c-0bf709d9ba06_800x540.jpeg)
I’ve been a lot of places. Sold many products. Won quite a few awards. ...read.more
![Frugal Tori’s Guide to Simple Online Digital Marketing](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/61c5a1c8-08ab-43d4-b1d6-25fb6ba27e2f_1333x1000.jpeg)
As I mentioned before, I started a dotcom with very little working cash, but I had credit cards. Isn’t that the American dream in action? ...read.more
![Helping the Jennifers of the World](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e36156-2c00-450c-a8f3-d6919da657e1_300x300.png)
Recently I met Jennifer (name changed to protect the guilty). Jennifer is a long-time acquaintance who joined a well-known make-up… ...read.more
![A Dream Dies While the Lesson Lives On](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ba8e5712-cbca-45ce-8406-5e211ba7d12e_800x534.jpeg)
It was 1999. There were rumors of the world coming to an end because of the Y2K programming shortcut. If I was going to go, I wanted it to… ...read.more
![Reflecting On Play Nice, But Win by Michael Dell — Deciding on Your Destiny](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/097e98bf-2666-4691-bd3a-303366d8542e_800x533.jpeg)
Michael Dell’s struggles as a young man to do what he loves instead of what his parents wanted him to resonates. It’s built into the Asian… ...read.more
![Pandemic Changes and New World Superheroes](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6559ab37-3438-45de-9f13-55f6bdf08a99_800x507.jpeg)
Society appears to return to pre-pandemic routines. Yet so much has changed. Here’s what’s changed for me: ...read.more
![Data and Sales Strategy: The Macro vs. the Micro](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f73ec222-ba16-4094-b566-db6d89393e63_800x549.jpeg)
As a sales maker, who’s been a few places, I have had a chance to see up close and personal many of the similarities and differences within… ...read.more
![Why I Believe There Aren’t Many Women or Minorities in Tech — Part 2](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6ac7585e-a1f7-435c-b1c0-497e4e81aee5_800x458.jpeg)
I started the class full of hope despite the dire expectations the instructor level set. “The class average is 65, and around half will… ...read.more
![Why I Believe There Aren’t Many Women or Minorities in Tech — Part 1](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3aa877f-16d9-4335-9140-7d54ac468206_800x535.jpeg)
I ran a poll on LinkedIn, and companies want to know how to get more diverse candidates into their pipelines. Most of what I read so far… ...read.more
![Caveat Emptor — Let the Reader Beware](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e32088fb-59be-41a1-b59c-218e2888c36a_800x600.jpeg)
It’s week 4 of the new year. Resolutions are still holding but are starting to slip, so I’m here playing catch-up and wondering if I set… ...read.more
![Throw Away Thoughts and Rent-free Reflections on Bias](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c9777c7-1779-43fb-b7e5-0a99c3123eea_800x240.png)
It started simple enough. One of those new Year, new you calls from a performance coach peddling their services. As someone interested in… ...read.more
![Reflecting on 2021 Goals and Planning for 2022](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3b370d1-ab1a-4efe-9bed-edfad80c4aed_800x240.png)
Below are my goals for last year and the actuals versus projected. I started with health because it’s an essential part of life and the one… ...read.more
![The Monster, My Friend](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e36156-2c00-450c-a8f3-d6919da657e1_300x300.png)
Dobby came across my Facebook feed. Big scared eyes, a tiny brown chocolate chi. She was on the euthanasia list. She had a lot of interest… ...read.more
![Pandemic Betrayal](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e36156-2c00-450c-a8f3-d6919da657e1_300x300.png)
You know how you “just know” something, even if you can’t prove it? Some call it the sixth sense. Women for years have called it intuition… ...read.more
![Just Write](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e36156-2c00-450c-a8f3-d6919da657e1_300x300.png)
Write pages. Write to better understand yourself and the world around you. The wisdom is conventional enough, although I’m not sure if… ...read.more