• Take & Give

    Take & Give

    I think the bulk of humankind spends their time experiencing things rather than creating. What do I mean? Here’s an example. Would it be easier to make your own wine or to go to a wine bar? Go to a wine bar, duh. What’s the point of making your own wine if you venture to a well designed, atmospheric, sexy…

  • Personality Tests & The Human Spirit

    Personality Tests & The Human Spirit

    What personality test have you taken? The Color Personality Test? DISC assessment perhaps? Or the ever popular Myers Brigg Type Indicator? Seems like the internet is awash with personality exams; each with their own tiers, colors, categories, and acronyms. But what I’ve discovered taking these, the Color Personality Test being the most recent, is that it…

  • Maslow’s Needs & Politics

    Maslow’s Needs & Politics

    Perhaps the difference between the 2 dominant political perspectives can be boiled down to basic human needs. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs states that humans have 5 motivational needs to live happy lives, each building on the previous: At the foundation are physiological needs (food, water, shelter) Once those needs are met, we arrive at safety needs (security) Above…

  • The Art of Laziness-Man vs. Company

    The Art of Laziness-Man vs. Company

    Inately, humans are lazy. Not the negative definition that is overplayed but that we’re tempted to take the easiest route possible to achieve our goal. Examples? Online shopping vs. in-store, downloading music instead of buying the album, Tindering vs. talking to real people, listening instead of talking. After observing humans for 25 years and now companies for…

  • Memoirs of a Community Manager

    Memoirs of a Community Manager

    “‘Well, I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t feel connected to what’s going on outside of finance. Sometimes I feel like a consultant myself. At other companies where I’ve worked, I’ve always been more involved in sales and operations, and right now, I feel isolated in my own area.” -Jan in The Five Dysfunctions…