The Full Monty

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We take our communications for granted these days. It's so easy to tweet, text, snap, DM, PM, and email. 

But the more mundane, analog way of communicating is more meaningful than ever. People want to be on the receiving end of your letters. But do you have anything worth writing about?

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• The story of Bass Reeves
• Letter to a fan
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Theme song: Afternoon by Maestross is on a royalty-free license from Jamendo.com.

Incidental music: Adventure Western Music - The Wild West by Ross Bugden

Image credit: News from my Lad by James Campbell, 1859 (Wikimedia Commons - public domain)

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We marvel at people who seem to have a way with their fellow humans. People who seemingly have others in the palm of their hands. What is it about individuals like this that capture our imagination and admiration?

It's not rocket science. But it does take a bit of work. The same can be said for personalization in marketing. It's doable, but it requires some effort. Are you ready?

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• How To Win Friends and Influence People
• Serial Marketers newsletter
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Theme song: Afternoon by Maestross is on a royalty-free license from Jamendo.com.

Image credit: Othello's Lamentation by William Salter, 1857 (Wikimedia Commons - public domain)

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Recent years have seen Millennials blamed for just about everything, from the changing norms around working hours, to marriage and car ownership, and for killing things like napkins, golf, and department stores.

And while it's easy to lay the blame at the feet of a new generation that is disrupting the age-old way of doing things, this generational conflict has a tradition that spans the ages. If we can understand the patterns of differences in the generations, we can prepare for how to position our businesses appropriately.

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• Scott Stratten on Millennials
• "The Generation Gap in Antiquity" by Meyer Reinhold
• The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
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Image credit: Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya, 1823 (Wikimedia Commons - public domain)

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The practice of ethics seems to have been forgotten – or perhaps ignored – as technology has improved. At every turn, we seem to find examples where someone realized they could do something without stopping to ask if they should.

Further, the long-lasting and wide-ranging impact of technology is not fully understood. We're only beginning to see the dangers that lie ahead. Who's at the helm to steer the ship through these rocky ethical shoals?

“I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.”

– Dalai Lama

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• The Brain Center at Whipple's
• "Rossum's Universal Robots"
• Metropolis
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For the extremely ambitious, too much is never enough. The battle on the field of commerce is a game to be won at all cost, crushing the competition at every turn.

Occasionally, the business world is met on the battlefield by a general who is a titan of industry. Who knows more about his industry than anyone else, including the loopholes and hidden opportunities that are exploitable.

John D. Rockefeller was just such a man. And a century later, so is Mark Zuckerberg. Is Facebook on a collision course with regulatory and anti-trust authorities?

“Malefactors of great wealth.”

– Theodore Roosevelt

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• Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
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We live in amazing times. We're so much more advanced than we were even a decade and a half ago. So why should we bother looking at anything that happened before?

Predictions require data. And there are millions of volumes that have been written that contain data, stories, lessons, and cautionary tales.

They're there, just waiting for us to consume and put them to use for our modern means. This week's show has a story about the failure to do just that.

“The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It’s all been done before, and will be again.”

– Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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• Futility
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Image credit: Alexander Consulting the Oracle of Apollo by Louis Jean Francois Lagrenée, 1789 (Wikimedia Commons - public domain)

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The study of history doesn't get a fair shake. I'm not just talking about studying it for the sake of consuming facts, but putting it in context with respect to the present. In all facets of life: business, politics, leaders.

We're constantly distracted by what's immediately in front of us that it's difficult to break away and reflect on things. That means considering external events and individuals, as well as being introspective.

If we're curious and patient enough to do this, we'll find answers and insights to the challenges we face chronicled by some of the great minds of the past.

"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for."

– Socrates

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• The Car of History
• Episode 49: What's Past Is Prologue
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Image credit: The Nine Muses - Clio (History) by Johann Heinrich Tischbein, 1780 (public domain)

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Authenticity lives at the intersection of transparency and reputation.

Why try to conform to the expectation of others? Why aim for the middle? Why strive for mediocrity?

Well, you probably don't aim to be mediocre, but perhaps a series of compromises ultimately lands you there. If you were true to your brand and true to your ideals, you'd be unique and different.

"Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be."

– Henry David Thoreau

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• IRI Worldwide
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Henry Russell Sanders, the UCLA football coach, once said, "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing." The same could be said for reputation, whether it's your personal reputation or the reputation of your company.

What do we need to do to ensure our reputation isn't tarnished? At the turn of the last century, a well-heeled woman who wanted to retain her socialite status had to think twice before she asked for a divorce. One in particular endured a very public spectacle, but emerged not only with her reputation in tact, but in a position to advise others.

Ultimately, character (or, in business terms, culture) plays an oversized role in the building and keeping of our reputation. 

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation."

– George Washington

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• Owlcation
• Google Books
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Incidental music: Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin (1899)

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Image credit: The Valley of Wyoming by Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1865 (The Met, public domain)

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