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From Authority to Commitment: 3 Levers of Persuasion to Get to People to Say “Yes” to You
I write these letters to gain more perspective, improve my communication skills, and help others do the same. This takes me to a story that happened in my career... I

4 Levers of Persuasion to Get You to “Yes” as Much as You Like
I remember about 11 years ago, standing at the back of a class at Stanford with my classmates, looking at a board, littered with red, yellow, pink, and neon green

9 Things I’ve Learned From Publishing 4 books in 5 years
It snuck up on me. A whole five years have passed since I published my first book, Press Play, on April 8, 2020. Since then, we've had a pandemic, rearrangement

The 7S’s to Go From Achievement to Fulfillment (& Enjoy Your Life a Lot More)
When I got my bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, back in Chicago, I thought, “Let me go get a master's.” Then I got my Master's and thought, “When I get

4 Ways to Embrace Self-responsibility to Achieve Your Goals
It's almost five years now since I published my first book. When I ventured out to interview musicians, designers, and entrepreneurs about music and it's impact on social change, I

5 Steps to Nurture Your Most Creative Self (It’s actually boring)
Creativity is a process, not an ouput. Sometimes I forget that I’ve written four books. I was reminded recently at a friend’s party while playing one of those “get to

9 Books About Communication That Blew My Mind
I remember the first time I published a personal post on LinkedIn. It was about my upcoming book, back in 2019. I paced around the room, wrote something, thought about

Become Superhuman: 3 Ways to Get More Out of Life by Simply Being More of Yourself
I’ve been running a personal experiment. I’ve posted on LinkedIn every single day for 388 days. This is not a letter about consistency. It’s about the madness that I’ve been exposed

Use this magic number to improve your communication skills (spoiler alert: it’s 3)
Your work is only as good as you communicate it. Three is a very powerful number in communications and this simple math trick will improve your control of language. I

3 Principles to Make Your Ideas More Meaningful (say it like you mean it)
Engineer your message to take people on an enjoyable journey when you communicate. Starting my weekly newsletter in Jan 2023, I struggled to choose a topic. Back then I just

Use Simple Words to Get What You Want in Life (use this 11th-century wisdom)
Translating complex topics into simple messages is a skill everyone needs. It propels you towards your goals. I was at an industrial automation conference this week. I sat back in

Show Your Work: A 3-Step Approach to do Significant Work
Show your work after you do it. When you build something that no one knows about, does it provide any value? That's a question I keep asking myself. I recently