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Did you know you had a personal assistant? You do. It’s your inbox. I’m serious. Here are 5 strategies to turn your inbox into your personal assistant.

This week we are discussing fitness and how it helps us be more productive. Want to intensify your workout in the new year? Try chilling your muscles in a cryotherapy chamber. If that's not your cup of tea, strap some electric stimulators onto your biceps while you're pumping iron. Listed are just some of the latest, highest-priced fitness fads, yet the workouts seeing the most growth are actually some of the oldest around. …see more

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You can synthesize happiness according to Dan Gilbert. Human beings have something that we might think of as a "psychological immune system." A system of cognitive processes, largely non-conscious cognitive processes, that help them change their views of the world, so that they can feel better about the worlds in which they find themselves. In his surprising TedTalk he explores the science of happiness and how we have a lot more power than we think to be happy. …see more

As Walt Mossberg pointed out, the original iPhone first went on sale 12 years ago this weekend, which makes it interesting that Jony Ive announced on Friday that he would be leaving Apple later this year. If you were to simply pose the question “if Jony Ive designed a [insert product here],” most people would be able to visualize exactly what that product would look like: minimal design, clean form, functional utility and a copious use of aluminum. That’s remarkable. But not only has Ive made being an industrial designer "cool," he has also been a personal inspiration. So I wrote some words about Ive's influence and published them on The Verge. #apple , #jonyive , #design , #productdesign …see more

Couldn't have asked for a better weekend than kicking off Close the Gap Foundation onboarding with our 20+ volunteers and mentors! 😊☀️ Thanks for being so generous with your time in giving and spending your Sunday morning with us: Muying , Ashok , Lydia , Tracy , Erika , Johan , Bonnie , Edan , Akil , Daniel , Allen , Ron , and Richard. We can't wait to have you on board to help us close the network and STEM gap among low-income students in the Bay Area. Amazing teamwork on facilitating Jessie , Leilanie , Kevin , and Susie ! #plusonepledge #closethegap #mentorship …see more

Most exciting part about summer? Interns and developing the next generation of community leaders! 🙌 Welcome Joyce Rocelle Talavera , Brianna Tran , Yibeltal Wattero , Vivek Kamarshi , and Kaitlyn Phan to the Close the Gap Foundation team! 🎨 Joyce and Kaitlyn will help our Boosts COVID-19 Resilience Fund to provide supply kits among 800+ low-income students across all fifty states. 👨‍🎓 Vivek will support scholar development for our Spark STEM Mentorship program, geared toward at-risk and low-income high school students. 📱 Brianna will help spearhead our marketing campaigns for our social channels to support our upcoming Giving Tuesday fundraiser this fall! 🤝 Yibetal will work directly with educators and counselors to nurture key partnerships for our Spark & Boosts program next year! Amazing work from recruiting to interviews to onboarding Cecilia Liang and Leilanie Martinez ! …see more

McKinsey is releasing a new report on closing the education to employment gap in Hong Kong today at a press conference at 3 pm. Interested journalists and editors: please contact me here for more information.

Let's call BS on the whole don't-need-sleep-let's-work-till-we-either-IPO-or-pass-out culture that pervades the tech/Silicon Valley scene (and way beyond that small dot on the map, I might add).  That's the message  Chip Cutter  and Caroline Fairchild hear from their insightful, no-punches-pulled conversation with Basecamp co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. One of my favorite episodes of one of my favorite podcasts this year. If you haven't already subscribed and binge listened to Work in Progress, suggest you get started soon. …see more

McKinsey's Greater China practice is looking to hire a native English writer+editor to create content in a variety of formats and for a range of internal and external channels. This exciting role is based in Shanghai or Beijing. Please send your CV, cover note, and at least 5 of your best and most recent writing samples to china@mckinsey.com before December 9 …see more

When do you say "I'm sorry?" For many of us, "I'm sorry" is our meaningless default response when we've inconvenienced a colleague. The better response is to recognize what they did for us, and say "Thank you" instead. Try "Thanks for your flexibility" instead of "I'm sorry I'm late because (insert lame excuse here)." Try "Thank you for your patience" instead of "I'm sorry I missed that deadline (more flimsy excuses here)." A good followup is stating how you'll make sure that specific behavior doesn't happen again. This change in vocabulary does something powerful: it shifts the focus away from you and toward the person who had to accommodate you. Of course, if a situation warrants a genuine apology, saying "I'm sorry" is only the first step toward reconciliation, not the end point. …see more

The 2019 #MPB2B was special. I'm trying to articulate why. Yes, the main keynote stage looked like Mr. Roger's living room (h/t Scott + Cliff ). But, as a testament to the team's foresighted programming, I had the chance to share the art of rabble-rousing, and reveal hard truths about the age of #disinformation we're living through. A personal hero of mine, Kara Swisher , gave the closing keynote from the same stage, in which she implored the tech industry and marketers to find new ways to engage consumers that didn't involve pillaging our data. Thank you Dina-Marie Nicovic Julie Pildner Sharon Hudson Kerry O'Shea Gorgone, JD, MBA Ann Handley Vahe Habeshian and everyone at MarketingProfs who thoughtfully puts attendees first, every year. …see more

What is the impact on the civil rights movement for LGBTQ equality when brands are rainbow pandering? Read the difference between support and exploitation in my new piece, and meet Pandering Panda: https://lnkd.in/dmQgzgB …see more

Great new tool from Rand Fishkin - fake followers audit - analyze any Twitter account to uncover an estimated percentage of inactive, spam, bot, etc: https://lnkd.in/eAUVTKw

Today, the #b2bsales cycle is longer than ever. The average #B2B buyer researches, considers, and moves through the sales funnels of a number of companies during the purchasing process. Those #leads need nurturing - when you step in to provide tailored, timely information, you speed up the process and improve your chances of making a sale. …see more

I’m excited to announce I’ll be speaking at Adobe’s free virtual event, #ExperienceMakersLive on July 22. My session, Close then Convince, Perfecting the Digital Sales Cycle", covers turning today’s digital challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities. Join me! Link to Register ⬇ …see more

With the lovely ladies of Ericsson. Thank you so much for the honor of being your breakfast keynote speaker! #watermarkconf

What's next in 2017 for Twitter & Snapchat? Covering on Cavuto for Fox. #socialmedia #whatsnext #oncamera

Part of speaking up for yourself is accepting that there will be consequences. Prepare for them, understand what may come back your way when you speak your truth, and be ready for that.