Being a purple cow I had a conversation today with some friends about follow up that reminded me of Seth Godin’s book, Purple Cow, that came out in 2003. The book in a nutshell is: After you’ve seen a bunch of cows, you stop paying attention. But if you saw a purple cow, you’d start […]
Proactive self defense
April 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Proactive self defense If we know we are going to be in an environment or situation that has a high likelihood of being unpleasant or even hostile, then proactive self defense is a wise move. In the days before hand: Send love repeatedly to all the parties involved. Pray for them. Set […]
Take the wheel
April 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Take the wheel A while back, I was at a social event with some people who just weren’t that conversationally skilled. All they did was wait for opportunities to talk about themselves and had very little curiosity about anyone else there. I just kind of survived the event and certainly did not enjoy myself. In […]
ID issue and then . . .
March 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Double up or double down
March 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Double up or double down When we support someone, lift them up, give recognition and appreciation, acknowledge their accomplishments, success, and efforts – we end up lifting ourselves up too. And, the opposite of this is true too. When we bring someone else down, we bring ourselves down too. Sure, there can be a buzz […]
A kind word
November 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
A kind word It doesn’t take much extra effort to be kind and friendly. We are in Manhattan for Thanksgiving. So, I’ve had many chances to interact with complete strangers – stewardesses, Uber drivers, bagel shop employees, Classic Harbor Line employees, strangers, grocery store employees and . . . It is very rare to find […]
Stabbed by darkness
November 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Stabbed by darkness Imagine a cartoony sort of image where a dark character stabs someone and then a beam of bright light comes out of that hole. The dark character stabs again and another beam of light comes out. This happens a few more times until the dark character is blinded by the light and […]
Real men
November 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Real men Somewhere we have gotten way off track – that these random acts of violence are happening so often. We need to change the narrative. There’s nothing even remotely manly about hurting innocent and defenseless people. Real men take care of people, protect the innocent, and help the underdog. That’s what real men do. […]
Guidance
October 15, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Guidance I think that most people would like more guidance in their lives. But, how many of the people who would like more guidance 1) ask for guidance and 2) make time to listen for that guidance? Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose spoke to you, forward it to […]
Yeah but – how am I going to do that?
October 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
