by Scott Anderson | Sep 8, 2016 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Uncategorized
Back in June, I promised an interview with Dave Nelson, founder of SecretPenguin and Undivided. He’s extremely busy, so I’m grateful he could take the time to validate what I’ve been going on about all summer. For nine years, SecretPenguin has been a successful brand...
by Scott Anderson | Aug 31, 2016 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Playing Big
Coach Ben Ryan is this ultra-gingery London guy: red hair, red face, red beard. He’d been the coach of Great Britain’s sevens rugby team, but they fired him about four years ago. It was humiliating to get dumped. In a kind of self-exile, Ben took a job in...
by Scott Anderson | Aug 24, 2016 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Playing Big
When it comes to business advice, I can never get enough of the Oracle of Omaha. That’s right, it’s time for another Buffett-based blog. This fits in nicely with what I’ve been talking about all summer and is really a continuation of the niche (and...
by Scott Anderson | Aug 3, 2016 | Coaching, Leadership, Personal Enrichment, Playing Big, Uncategorized
In a recent New York Times piece, “The Incalculable Value in Finding A Job You Love,” Economics professor Robert H. Frank validated much of what I say about developing a niche market. To be happy, research suggests, earning a high salary isn’t enough. Once...
by Scott Anderson | Jul 20, 2016 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment, Playing Big, Uncategorized
As my summer winds slowly towards August, I’ve been thinking about some of the things I’ve learned that you might find useful. (I’m assuming you don’t care who makes the best cannoli in Rovereto. Let me know if I’m wrong and I’ll send you my list of...
by Scott Anderson | Jul 13, 2016 | Coaching, Essential Reading
I’ll give Sam Ovens all the credit for this one. Sam is a is an entrepreneur from Auckland, New Zealand, and I’m taking a sales and marketing course from him; it’s not only dynamite, it is also a 2 X 4-whacked-against-my-forehead reminder that it seems I need...
