Blake's Blog
The Dane and The Elf on the Shelf
Earlier this week, I had dinner with a Dane and learned a great deal more...
The Black Swan
I won't mischaracterize this as a 'book review,' because it'...
Feel Good Friday
Continuing then, from my prior post --- HERE'S A TINY EXAMPLE of what...
Scorpion, Frog, Jordan, Maslow, Market
Here's a fable you've read before...
A scorpion and a...
Four Suggestions for Difficult Times
I spoke with a dear client this morning who commented, "Blake -- our people...
Thank You for the Thank You's
The day after Thanksgiving, I located my cell phone (which I had stuffed in a...
2 Brief Book Reviews: "Make it Plain" and "The Millionaire's Secret"
and are both fine reads.
Make it Plain and The Millionaire'...
Monograph: Book List
I shudder to share this unwieldy “book list” – this bibliography of...
Book Review: "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
With Gladwell's third book, he is officially "2 for 3" in...
"Man Working Here!"
This past week I was in Savannah, GA.
While eating at The Gryphon Tea Room,...
Book Review: "Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- And How It Can Renew America" by Thomas L. Friedman
Wow -- this book was a figurative and literal B E A T I...
Book Review: "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions" by Ben Mezrich
Bringing Down the House led to 21 with Kevin Spacey. I have not seen...