“resistance is futile” I consulted for a company in an office building with 4 other businesses. One day, I visited those four other businesses and dropped off my consulting resume. One of the four companies I visited hired me that week, another the next week. Pretty good numbers. Three out of five businesses are clients. […]
Acoustic Patio – January Recap I launched a new concert series called Acoustic Patio at Holy Grounds Coffee in El Sereno. Our first show featured Jeff Kossack and a few friends. I’ll explain a little bit about Acoustic Patio and share some photos from the experience. Let’s get another link out of the way first. Acoustic […]
I published this poem in 2011 on another blog. I might write a new one before the 1st. But I might not. This is pretty good. Enjoy! A New Year’s Poem For The Dream Doers It is the day after Christmas and all round the world People’s plans for the next year are getting a […]
I was listening to Joe Pug’s Podcast, The Working Songwriter Podcast. I’ve gone back to listen to quite a few of them. I discovered a few things: Josh Ritter stammers a lot – or did in that interview. His songwriting is spectacular. James McMurtry is a pretty dry interview. Steve Earle knows a lot of […]
Heading things off at the pass, as this question has already come up… No, there is no Marie. But the named worked well with the song. Actually, there is a Marie at my client and she seems to like the song. It’s certainly not the first song to use her name. But there was no specific […]
A not podcast Let’s call this a podcast. Episode #1 of Matt’s Unremarkable Dreams. It’s likely a launch and farewell episode. Last night, after waking from two back to back dreams, I decided to record what I remembered on my phone. I don’t often remember my dreams and typically make the mistake, upon waking from […]
Ha.. clickbait. It worked, you’re here! Now let me explain my indiscretion in a little more detail! I sleep with prostitutes from time to time. I know it isn’t what’s best for me. But I also know I’m not alone (because I’m with her, right?). It started years ago with a conversation at a client. […]
Dear Mr. President, I read that you are furious at being referred to as a “moron.” Given my last name, I feel imminently eminently* qualified to offer you some advice on how to best react and respond to being called a moron. * special thank you to itinerant editor, Kerry Brown. I have, in jest – […]
Next week, Wednesday, October 4th, I’m speaking at the Challenger Networking Group LA’s monthly meeting. I’ve given this presentation a few times the past couple of months. I enjoy it because it is a free-flowing, no audio/visuals, off-the-cuff series of anecdotes and audience interaction. Here is a promo image I created. Also, here is a […]
“Boxes are for holding things, minds are for exploring things.” Throw Away The Box: Origins During a business presentation in Phoenix several years ago, an attendee asked this question during the Q & A. “What did you do with your kids and what did your parents do to make you, and them, think so far […]