Peter Koehler
4 Things I Learned from Jay-Z
“What you reveal, you heal.”
The current president embodies a lot of ugly qualities. Jay-Z knows that. But he also knows that there are two sides to every coin.
This week, the NYT published an interview with Jay-Z (highly recommended reading and watching).
“The great thing about Donald Trump being . . .
The Final Draft Fallacy
This is part 2 of a four part series on learning. Be sure to also check out the intro and part 1.
Photo by Chang W. Lee / New York Times
We never read the first drafts of books. If we did we would know they're terrible.
We never see the gold medalist when he struggles through . . .
August 10, 2016
Ask. Be Specific. Be Quiet.
I was listening to Ezra Klein interview lobbyist Tony Podesta.
Ezra asked Tony to share advice with people who wanted to lobby their congressperson or advocate for their cause. Tony's advice:
"Don't forget to make sure they know what you want. You've got to make an ask."
This sounds so . . .
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February 22, 2016
The Aluminum Rule
We've all heard the golden rule:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
What if we treated ourselves with the same respect?
I propose the aluminum rule:
"Treat yourself the way you would like to treat others."
Before we can reliably share our best selves with . . .
February 11, 2016
A Bias Toward Action
I recently read The Everything Store by Brad Stone about Amazon and Jeff Bezos.
One of Bezos' key tenants that really stuck with me was having a "bias toward action."
I introduced the phrase to our team at Green Zebra, and I am slowly trying to integrate the principle more into my daily life - both at work and . . .
April 30, 2015
