How do you avoid acting like a complete asshat during the referral process? Five steps to avoid 98 pigeons crapping on your freshly washed car.

At age 36, I realized a horrible truth: I liked avocados. But what the hell does this have to do with anything? Everything, my friend.

Guest blogger Aaron Templer weighs in on the myth of the personal brand. Thought-provoking questions and a poke at The Redhead!

A minute discourse on passion. With some puking.

There’s nothing wrong with lending a hand and giving advice, but reassess your milk-and-cow scenario. Mama was right that if you give away one, you’ll never sell the other.

Ever ask a question and find it impossible to get a relevant answer? It makes me want to dry hump a camel with a Nalgene bottle. Curious? Read more.

You tell people what you do and that you’re gosh darn good at it, frankly. Yet you keep doing shit that makes you look like a side show act in a two-penny circus.

No f-bombs, but chock-full of fun: a lesson in communication, sans prose!

Go out today and be offensive. I’m not talking run-through-your-office-with-no-pants-on offensive, but grow a pair and put something out there knowing there will be backlash.

There’s no better way I can describe the past two days I’ve spent at SOBCon here in Chicago than a HIVE. I’ve been in a room filled with worker bees. But a bear came and smashed the hive.