As much as I try to sound like one cohesive person across various communication mediums, I know that’s not always the case. Thinking about the process helps to uncover part of the reason. When we talk, we don’t have time to edit. We think in real time and we respond naturally based on input from …

Good sources of information are tough to come by, particularly given all the noise thanks to the open platform that the internet gives us. So when we find a source we like, it can be easy to make that our go-to. Generally, this isn’t a problem, but it becomes a challenge if we let this …

There’s benefit to strategy and analysis. It helps us intentionally takes actions to move us towards our goal. But we can take it too far. Sometimes all the planning and theorizing in the world is less effective than simply picking up the phone and going for it. -Brandon

Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves. Peter Lynch -Brandon

Only practicing elbow jumpers every day is a great way to become a good shooter from the elbow. It’s not, however, a good way to become a good corner 3 shooter. We have to practice a variety of shots to become well-rounded. As we progress though, skills begin to translate. As long as we introduce …

When we describe a meeting time as 2:00 EDT or EST, it’s supposed to add clarity. Typically, the D/S just adds confusion though. Almost no one knows whether we’re currently in Daylight or Standard time. We just know that the clocks change in the fall and the spring. Why not save the confusion and just …

It takes courage to take the last shot. To accept the accountability that comes with the unproportional impact of your actions on the outcome for your team. But it takes even more courage to pass it up. Not because you’re scared, but because you can acknowledge that, in the current situation, you aren’t the right …

Minor typos or formatting errors don’t really matter. As long as the reader can still easily understand the message, the little details are insignificant. But of course there’s more to the story than that. A missed period in a email isn’t just a minor nuance for the reader, it’s a signal – a signal that …

You look at where you’re going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you’ve been and a pattern seems to emerge Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

More than enough has already been written and said about Tiger Woods’s victory in the Masters this weekend – about the improbable nature of his comeback and everything the victory means for him, and the sport. I don’t necessarily want to add to the analysis, since plenty of others have already said it better than …