Jonathan Miller's Blog, page 48
July 2, 2014
Lauren Mayer: How Many Lawsuits Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
Lawyer jokes are low-hanging-fruit – everyone knows at least a few, and it’s far too easy to make fun of ambulance-chasing caricatures or frivolous lawsuits against fast food outlets when people spill things on themselves. (Although I do have one favorite: A priest, a rabbi, a nun and a lawyer walk into a bar, and the bartender says, “What is this, some kind of a joke?” But I digress . . . )
Some of my best friends really are lawyers, and they do everything from defending homeowners against w...
July 1, 2014
Update from WSOP, 2 rounds down
After two hours, I’ve built up my stack from 4500 to 5950. No special hands, just grinding out small victories. My best move was folding an ace queen when I was convinced my opponent had an ace king. I was right!
Biggest news: I met Trishelle from Real World Las Vegas
Most embarrassing news: I recognized Trishelle from Real World Las Vegas and introduced myself to her.
Jason Grill: 3 Common Startup Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Growing up I always admired Michael Jordan. In my opinion, he is the best basketball player of all time. At the time he was playing professional basketball, I never imagined him making mistakes. But recently, I came across a quote where he said, “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six ties, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
Air Jordan couldn...
David Goldberg: How Do You Help Employees Thrive? Just Ask.
Hemingway had it mostly right: “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
I’d actually take it a step further: most people never ask.
To be an effective leader, it’s crucial to develop a culture where employees feel consistently heard, and that their feedback is having an impact on the organization. A simple way to do this is to just start asking.
Think about it: how often do you ask your significant other, child, family members and friends, “How are you doing?” It’s probab...
John Y’s Musings from the Middle: So Over…
Definition: “I am sooo over that (or him or her).”
Something people say when they are still obsessed about some event or person and aren’t really over it (or him or her), but don’t want others to suspect they are still completely obsessed and have been seeing a therapist twice a week for nearly a year-and-a-half to work through the issue and have made little progress.
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Story of my life.
At airport and huffing and puffing carrying two stuffed bags, one on each shoulder, and neither with wheels.
H...
Erica and Matt Chua: Ms. Ha’s School of Marketing
Before we had even unpacked our bags in our sixth floor room in Can Tho there was a knock at the door. Upon opening the door in came a short, fiery Vietnamese woman that we could tell wasn’t going to take “no” for an answer before we could even figure out what she was selling. She squatted down and started pulling out photos, maps, a notebook and testimonials from previous customers. She jumped right into her sales pitch for her boat tours on the Mekong Delta for “good price.” Her English was...
A Caged Pol Sings — Former State Rep. Carlton Weddington Reports from Behind Bars on Sex, Violence and Survival
Our newest contributing RP, former Ohio State Representative Carlton Weddington, is currently serving a three-year sentence at theAllen Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohiofor charges of bribery, election falsification and filing a false financial disclosure statement.
Here’s his report from behind bars:
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It is still early yet, but I feel like I can survive at least two years without any major problems or issues. Arguably my biggest challenge to date is thatsome of t...
Josh Bowen’s World Series of Poker Tuesday Workout for The RP
Globally-recognized personal trainer Josh Bowen will this week be providing intensive physical workout routines for The RP as he prepares to compete in the World Series of Poker.
This morning’s workout is below.
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June 30, 2014
John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Word of the Day
Word of the day
Coherent–a degree of clarity sufficiently clearer than anyone is capable of on a Monday morning.
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Kudos to the US Postal Service!
I still check the Post Office Drop Box to make sure the letters I just dropped in and am trying to mail didn’t get stuck in the chute.
And counting the letter I just mailed tonight—for 51 consecutive years— not a single letter has ever gotten stuck!
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“Hey body,” you will say to yourself one day at around age 50, “I’m really sorry I did that to you.”
An...
