You Can’t Taste Love ©

I watch a lot of Food Network. I love food. I love to eat. I love to cook. And I also love watching other people cook. One of the things that always makes me laugh is when some bozo is talking about their recipe and they say something silly like, “And the secret ingredient in the recipe is love.” They talk about love like it’s an ingredient. It’s not. They might love cooking but you can’t taste the love in the food. You can taste the salt or the pepper or the myriad of other ingredients, but you can’t taste the love. Love is an emotion, not a tangible part of the end result.

The Problem with Cliche’ Values

A guy wrote me yesterday and finished his message to me saying, “Do what you love and love what you do, right Larry?” I told him if I followed that advice I would be broke. After all, no one is going to pay me to pet my bulldog, smoke cigars, drink bourbon, eat BBQ, play with my grandkids and talk to my wife. Which is too bad because those are the things I really love to do. Why isn’t there a paying market for that? Here is why…

Things Are A Mess!

Things are a MESS! I have yet to find anyone who disagrees with me on that statement. Yes, some might be more optimistic than others but it seems that everyone thinks at least some area of life, business and society has gone over the cliff into the realm of “What a damn shame!” Colleges have become nothing more than one safe zone after another in an effort to keep the precious little snowflakes from getting their fragile little feelings hurt.

The Five Friends: A Company That’s Getting It Wrong

In this new episode, the 5 Friends talk about a company they believe is getting it wrong and what you can do to avoid the same mistakes! The Five Friends are Joe Calloway, Randy Pennington, Mark Sanborn, Scott McKain and Larry Winget. They have been friends for over 25 years, represent 5 unique points of view and are all members of the Speaker Hall of Fame. They are recognized around the world as some of the top business/personal development experts in the industry.