Work Smarter, Not Harder!

Tom had a difficult day on Wednesday, but it was a bit easier with the stop gap routines that he has implemented for nearly 20 years. In this very special episode, he will discuss the 10 steps that he uses to stay on target, and maintain an inner well-being, in the hopes that you can subsequently experience a better tomorrow. ;

Tom had a client that was contacting him way out of normal business hours. His advice today, is to set boundaries, use technology to schedule appointments, and sometimes - when boundaries are crossed - have the bravery to not respond.

It is no secret that Tom has more appointments in his calendar than the press secretary for Azerbaijan. Somehow he manages, and in this brief, four minute podcast, he reveals a secret that he has used for the past year, that is so simple, that anyone can implement it in less than 15 minutes.

Tom was on site at a concert, despite being pressured to work from the office. Enter laptop, tablet and backpack. Also, a Peruvian restaurant. Plus, Tom introduces Father Steve from the Marian Shrine to the podcast world. Tune in for his new podcast, Hang with Jesus!

Tom is onsite with one of his favorite bands, Live and Unplugged, doing some imagery and reporting for RocklandNews.com. In this episode, he talks about how to work onsite - anywhere…with just a phone and tablet.

Tom sucks at talking with people on social media. He realizes this. But he’s come to peace with it, by using art to better present his ideas and feelings. Of course, sans actual art talent, he found and started using Midjourney, one of the most popular Ai tools available today for the consumer. In this episode, Tom explains the usefulness of Midjourney, and also posts a friendly warning to his colleagues about how Ai could next come for the commercial photographers in the digital space.

As if there isn’t enough for Tom to handle in his two companies, Tom announces his new blog series, Rockland.Ai - which is focused on education about the emerging commercial technologies that assist its users to be much more productive in their professional and personal lives.

The term AI is being thrown around more lazily than a dog chewing on his favorite squirrel toy. In this episode, Tom talks about an example of a new feature that Google has, showing that it is not true “Artificial General Intelligence”, which will take much more time to achieve.

In this episode, Tom passionately rants about email, and all of its many flaws. He also provides suggestions for handling email better, primarily by refraining from several bad habits.

If you are wondering whether Tom Ossa’s new book, 30 Days to a Better Brand is worth your time, listen to this episode, where Tom reads the introduction of the book to you. Feedback is welcome!