Bridget We celebrated Bridget’s birthday at the Skyline Café. Nothing wrong with some potato pizza on a Friday night. Plus we were able to get the band to play Bridget a little melody for her birthday. Nice! Andy For my birthday, Bridget gave me a 30 day countdown. For the past 30 days, she would [...]

This book had an interesting journey. It started off in the hands of David LaPLante, who then discussed the power behind the Maslow pyramid with the executives at One to One. Snippets of insight were passed along in our employee meetings, and the Conley’s Maslow Express traveled into our local business library, which I pulled [...]

I had to recently do a bit of research on Maslow. So here’s the long winded version: Hierarchy of Needs In the mid twentieth century,  Abraham Maslow, developed a theory on what motivated people to do certain things. Instead of focusing on research subjects that were neurotic as many people in the field did at [...]

While enjoying yourself at a distant beach, your phone chirps for attention. Curious, you find a Pet Weather Warning on your phone: “Heavy Rains: Keep your pets inside today” Your neighborhood has been surprised by a fast-moving rainstorm. What to do? You’re hundreds of miles away, and you didn’t see it coming. You immediately call [...]

Conversations are happening. About you, about me, about the text we got last night, and what our dad just said. In the social realm, not only content, but conversational content is king. It’s worth sharing and responding to. But how do you effectively grab people’s attention in a medium with so many voices? How do [...]