by Michael Thompson | Oct 17, 2019 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Relationships
The Law of The Garbage Truck On a busy New York City day, author David J. Polly hopped into a cab and asked the driver to drop him off at Grand Central Station. A few minutes later a car jumped out in front of them and if it hadn’t been for the fast reflexes of his...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 16, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Life Lessons, Productivity
Your dots will never connect if you don’t start collecting them When I was 24-years-old after twelve months of working my first sales job I was hand-picked by upper-management to lead a team of experienced sales executives. I was excited about the promotion, but I was...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 15, 2019 | Inspiration, Life, Life Lessons, Personal Development
The only thing worth collecting is friendships My only goal growing up was to have as many experiences as possible during my time on this beautiful round ball called Earth. 41 years have passed and looking back on my life I like to think I’ve done a good job of...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 14, 2019 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Relationships
Kindness is a superpower Act more confident. Push past your comfort zone. Stand like an alpha. I grew up a shy introvert with a severe speech impediment, bombarded by such suggestions. Honestly, I’ve tried them all. I’ve also come to the conclusion that it’s a lot...
by Michael Thompson | Oct 7, 2019 | Creativity, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Productivity
Developing the discipline to stop is just as important as finding the motivation to start The most important lesson I’ve learned about creativity didn’t come from something I read, but rather something I saw. I was watching a profile on Christoph Niemann (the artist...
by Michael Thompson | Sep 23, 2019 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Relationships
They’re so easy even a kid can embrace them I haven’t always been an A-grade citizen. From cheating and stealing to wheeling and dealing, I’m ashamed to say I’ve done plenty of less-than-admirable things. Some of them were on a small scale, while others seriously hurt...
