Robert H Myers

Tag: philosophy

  • The Future is Coming

    The Future is Coming

    And we rarely stop worrying about it. But it’s coming all the same. And it’s going to arrive dressed in the clothes of the present. And you’re going to deal with it just like you dealt with each new day that arrived for all the years you’ve been blinking & breathing. More on that in…

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    You’re So Good Looking

    I think tough decisions are made easier when we become acutely aware that we have the choice to not make them. Sure, we may not like the consequences of failing to make a hard call about our lives, but it’s still within our power to not make them. And there is something freeing about that-…

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    The Connection Economy in Action: Rand Fishkin Gets It

    I’m a fan of Rand Fishkin. Mostly because I glommed on to his company’s social media work a few years back when I was really learning the game myself. When you don’t know much about a thing and you’re casting your intellectual line into the waters of the interwebs, sometimes you catch whales, sometimes old…

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    We’re all Liars?

    Seth Godin’s book, “All Marketers Are Liars” is available in audio format for free on Youtube. It’s a great synthesis of a lot of his recent ideas from TED talks and various interviews. I’m in love with his message of authenticity, honesty, and story telling. These really are my favorite things and my sticking points…

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    “Her” – What does it say about “Us?”

    Having just watched Spike Jonze 2013 Oscar Winner for Best Original Screenplay, “Her” last night, I’ve been flooded with questions the last 24 hours, and not a soul to discuss them with that thought anything other than “that was… weird.” Some SPOILERS beyond this point: In fairness, it was weird. That’s what completely new things…

  • What all Great Leaders Do…

    Simon Sinek gives about the best description I’ve ever seen on the powerful effects of Trust. I really don’t want to say too much here, best just to take a little while to listen to this while you’re typing and soak it in.

  • The 9 Questions Leaders Ask

    A friend recently commented on a post where I stated that great leaders ask great questions. In fact, I believe that to be the bulwark of their mission. But what kinds? Here are a few from the top of my head: Who are we and who do we want to be as an organization? Everything…

  • Not Quite Ready to Live…

    I’m not sure why it feels this way, but I’m sure it’s not just me. In fact, it was Ralph Waldo Emerson who actually said it first, and hell, that was what, 130 years ago? Sure, there’s the tired expressions like “life is what happens when you’re making plans” and “life is the journey not…

  • Congrats! You’re living in the future!

    So how’s that working out? The future I mean. Everything you hoped?  Oh. You don’t think this is the “future” or better yet “the FUUUUTTTTURRRREEE?” Just imagine a deep ominous voice announcing it. Or is that how you already imagine it? Like, maybe to qualify as the future it needs to be properly announced and…

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    Short Doesn’t Mean ‘Memorable’…

    I had a realization today, as I addressed about a dozen members of our “Bistro 106” staff and it was this: Company culture best gets communicated through the stories we tell. We have this sign posted in a few places around the community – namely on the inside of doors from the kitchen to the…