A reread from my teens, just like The Alchemist. This is way better. Morrie’s life is a story on how to live your life as a novel, not a textbook. He wasn’t a superhero who always lived up to his ideals and never felt bad for himself. He

Note: This post is heavily influenced by Brian Balfour's Building a Growth Machine. It came from the era when 'growth hacking' was all the rage. I still recommend the thinking and framework to product managers and product marketers alike. Isn’t bitcoin a scam? That’s

I read this based on Neil Strauss’s recommendation in A Seducer’s Library: The Top Game Books [https://www.neilstrauss.com/neil/a-seducers-library-the-top-ten-game-books-plus-two/] : > Despite what they may say, women do not actually look for confidence in a man. Confidence can easily be faked. What they look for is

I’ve always struggled between doing what’s “tried and true” versus the “new and improved.” Despite the popularity of blogging and social media, direct marketers will tell you mail order still works. Cold calling still works. They are time-tested and true, whereas blogging and social media may be all

If you’re trying to make high dollar engagements + you’re trained in direct response… you need less hype and ostentatious offers, more credibility, prestige, and exclusivity. This book will get you there. Get No B.S. Trust Based Marketing: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Trust in an Understandibly Un-trusting

One of the more practical books on go to market strategy for big companies. I expected the book to give me a framework for understanding how I can help clients (American tech companies) go to market in the Philippines [http://growingeast.tech], and that’s exactly what I got. Which

[http://chiaracokieng.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Photo-on-10-9-15-at-2.59-PM-2.jpg] Grateful to be working in a cafe in Manila in the middle of the day, surrounded by books #1 Laying you off is one of the most difficult things your employer wishes he never has to do. I cried when

I’ve learned so little from books on strategy and leadership. I’m sure the directives are valid — tasks risks, empathize, think different — but as I read, I think, “I know this already.” But I know I’m wrong. I can regurgitate the best practices, but until I apply them

Explore like a kid. Move like a kid. Engage like a kid. With wonder, zeal, and a beginner’s mind. Eat like an adult. Decide like an adult. Follow through like an adult. With maturity, antifragility, and responsibility.

Last Saturday, I watched Totally True Love [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJdUOrJ6e4Q], a Norwegian film. It’s about a ten-year old girl, Anne, who was in love with a boy named Jorgen. It was freaky. At the highest point of pre-teen jealousy, Anne cut the hair of her