Two Ways To Find Your ‘Why’

Do you know your “why?” Why are you doing what you are doing? Please don’t tell me to make money. Money is a result of what you are doing. It is not the why. Your “why” is your purpose. When you find your purpose and live it, you discover meaning and you get to do what you love. When you do what you love, you never have to work a day in your life.

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The Toronto Star’s “I Got Hired at a Bangladesh Sweatshop. Meet My 9-year-old Boss”

Last Friday the Toronto Star published an article about one of its writers going undercover in a Bangladesh sweatshop. It’s an incredible piece, and one I think everyone in our industry should read.

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Why Do We Do This?

There are many things in life and business that are important to us. We have a passion for what we do in our personal and professional lives. And many of us are quite passionate… myself included.

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Concerning An Introspective Paradigm Shift Of The Warm & Fuzzy Variety

Is there more to it than offering up a coffee mug with a three-color logo or successfully solving a complex marketing challenge? What if the answer to this question could change the way you think about what you do for a living?

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The Real Toy Story: A Look Inside a Chinese Factory

A look at “The Real Toy Story,” photographer Michael Wolf’s installation depicting life in a Chinese toy manufacturing plant.

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What Do I Want My Life to Look Like?

What makes a good life? Is it lots of money to buy “stuff” you want? Or, is a good life made up of faith, family and friends?

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Life is Good … Isn’t It?

As I strolled through Los Angeles International Airport on my way to Miami, I took notice of the “Life is Good” store that is in many airports. At 6:00 a.m. it was closed, but my branding brain is always going.

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Are You Prepared?

This Rant is about being prepared which affects both our business lives as well as personal. Fire, earthquakes, floods and technology failures can disrupt our business. But so can the loss of spouses, co-workers, business partners, and friends. How prepared are you? How prepared can you be?

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