Midlife hindsight is 20/20

photo of legs stretched out
Accidental photo not in focus. Like accidentally thinking things are more difficult than they are.

 

Midlife hindsight is 20/20. If we knew then what we know now, boy would our lives be different.

The echo of this wisdom is painfully obvious.

Self publishing for the first time seems overwhelming and something reserved for special, talented people.

Self publishing the second time is going to be a breeze.

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Thirty years for the author to finally write the first sentence

Mid Life Celebration first edition finished title page
Mid Life Celebration first edition finished at 130 pages (Sept 5, 2013)

 

Mid Life Celebration took 34 years, mostly because the first sentence took 30. Another two years to write. Two more to overcome the fear of shipping, and now another 100 days (estimate) for Xulon Press to publish.

Here is to hoping December 15, 2013 becomes a milestone day.

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What must it be like to have an irrepressible desire to encourage others

Orlando rainbow
Just running in to get a gallon of milk on the way home

 

What must it be like to have an irrepressible desire to encourage others to do what they think they cannot?

Noticing a rainbow simply by chance is one thing. Pausing for a brief moment to photograph it to share with the world is another.

It is probably something like that.

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Speaking of speaking to people

jeff noel's Jack the Bear in a classroom
Sharing common sense, world class business insights

 

Speaking of speaking to people, this morning’s keynote is about brand loyalty. The six stages of brand loyalty are a common sense approach for evaluating your brand equity and understanding your strengths and analyzing were to grow your equity. We are all striving for one thing above all others.

An emotional connection.

Emotion trumps everything else when it comes to brand loyalty.

And there are many intentional things that can drive an emotional connection. But do we understand them and focus intently on connecting the dots?

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