The Office “Michael, Jim, Dwight” sales training scene
Mar 31, 2022 11:07:59 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Editor’s note: I did not see this scene when the show was running but ran into it the other day. Having been through mock sales training many times, I could not stop laughing.
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Mar 31, 2022 11:03:40 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Editor’s Note: I walked into a mom-and-pop bookshop in California recently. The owner asked about titles I liked, then handed me this book after some thought. It’s historical fiction drama about two young Russians caught in the siege of Leningrad (1941). (I found out later that Benioff is best known as screenwriter of “Game of Thrones”.) The story’s details can be rough at times, reflecting the true history of the siege but if you’re looking for a well-written page turner, this is it.
75 and Sunny by Ryan Montbleau
Mar 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Editor’s note: Thanks to Mikey Utesch for this one, a song that has it all: rhythm, energy, nice voice and meaning.
Favorite lyric: “You’d better believe I’m living for the moment because the moment is the whole damn thing”
Four Thousand Weeks - Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Feb 28, 2022 5:18:16 PM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
July by Noah Cyrus, featuring Leon Bridges
Feb 28, 2022 5:09:48 PM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Billy Summers by Stephen King
Jan 31, 2022 9:36:50 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Mary Ridpath Mann
Jan 31, 2022 9:08:06 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Grief is the price we pay for love.
Catching and Releasing by Matt Simons
Jan 31, 2022 5:00:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Famous quotes are enjoyable and instructive. I’ve compiled hundreds of my favorites since I began writing these newsletters in July of 1988. Most are from legendary folks like Churchill and Rogers.