by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
There’s a great song by Hoagy Carmichael called “Ain’t No Fish”, that spends a few minutes cheering you up.* In his jaunty voice, Mr. Carmichael reminds all folks that some days, there just ain’t no fish. From a media relations...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 21, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
Don’t push the red button. Don’t even think about it. Wait. Stop thinking about the red button. You see where I’m going with this, I hope. I once had a boss who encouraged us “never to walk in to a room saying ‘sorry’ and I hated the advice at the time. It seemed...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 14, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
I went to the farmer’s market with my wife on Saturday. We got there late, just as things were calming down and the lines were dwindling. At the first stall, we asked the guy selling apples to “choose four of the best” for us. He lit up a bit, and was delighted to...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
[*This picture of Sean Connery as James Bond references something about which I am passionate…] A mate of mine sent me a message on WhatsApp yesterday. “One day, when you have some time, I’d love you to give me an insight into the art of the...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Sep 30, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’ve been working on a 90-minute workshop for a group of nonprofit campaigners this week. The goal is to position them to write powerful opinion pieces for publication in top tier media.As part of that work, I pulled together a slide deck, and I find myself...
