I came across an article recently that caught my eye about Jack Daniel’s whiskey. While I’m not a whiskey drinker, the name, “Jack Daniels” is well known to me and even growing up in Israel, was synonymous with whiskey, the only brand. So, I was surprised to learn that Jack Daniels, eternally credited for concocting this famous liquor, actually learned the art of whiskey distillation from another man. In the mid 1800’s, the enslaved Nearest Green, gained renown as a...

I recently received, what seemed to look like, a robotext on my phone from one of the political parties asking me to participate in a zoom call featuring a representative from the State Board of Education. Since I had never received such a request before, and this one piqued my curiosity, I figured they wanted money. Since they were soliciting me, I figured why not text back and see if I get a response? I simply asked, “what is the...

A while back I created the infographic to answer the question of Where Do Ideas Come From? Hopefully this visual stimulates your mind to identify the proper resources to help you gain new ideas. In today’s article I would like to explore and share some of the most prevalent ways of identifying new topics to help you with your content creation.  Here are several topic ideas: Life and business lessons learned from your business, your clients or family members What...

As you may know, Laurel and I brought a puppy into our home exactly one year ago. What you may not know is that I had said, “NO more dogs, EVER”, after our last pet passed almost 3 years ago. First, I meant what I said, and second, evidently, no one took me seriously when I said it. Enter, Juno Raspberry Barr, the adorable and highly energetic little puppy girl that has taken over our hearts and our home. One...

There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t receive multiple scam solicitations via email or snail mail. These attempts, also known as phishing attempts, are to try and steal my identity and access codes to my email addresses, bank accounts, registered trademarks, investment accounts or fraudulent efforts to steal my money. Here is an example of a phishing attempt I received today: I’ve written extensively on this topic. Here are some of my prior writings: It’s Time You...

I am always eager learning new insights from others while discovering and creating my own. Here are several of such key insights: Dreams become realities when they are documented, prioritized, and acted upon. If you haven’t failed, you haven’t tried hard enough. As Thomas Edison said: “I have not failed 10,000 times–I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.” I say, you are one step closer to achieving your goal. Learn something new daily because the impact is exponential...

I’ve been watching on Facebook the daily posted scores of my friends who play “Wordle” and I must admit I was curious as to what this craze was all about. But I’ve got my own pickleball craze, so I let the hankering pass only to discover that Laurel has been secretly admiring those who post quick solutions to those once daily puzzles. Well, she finally took the bait and has, over the last couple of days, been smitten with the...

Prior to building my Internet company, I ran a successful software development firm for nearly 30 years. Our prime focus was the development of software solutions known as Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP for distribution companies in the US as well as financial software solutions for nursing homes. Several of our nursing home clients approached us and shared their interest in having us develop the software to handle the drug interaction for their residents. I accepted the challenge, yet, as...

Has anyone ever asked you if you remember where you were or what you were doing on May 8, 1945 when Germany surrendered ending WW2? Or when President Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963, or more recently, when the shuttle, Challenger, exploded shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986? Being too young to have witnessed the second world war, I do however, remember the others along with other tragic events in more recent history. Thankfully, there are major happenings...

Let me ask you a couple of questions: What is the one thing you wished you could have done that you haven’t yet? What is holding you back from doing it? One of the books I read years ago that had the most profound impact on me was The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend you do and if you have read it, I recommend you read it again. The essence...