Their toolbar just showed up on my browser without my permission. Why?
These days, Ask.com survives on strategic trickery. Their toolbar lands in places it’s likely to stick. Old folk’s desktops. Foreigners laptops. Or in the office of a small-business person who is simply too busy to deal with the annoyance.
Ask.com never would have done this ten years ago. People used to came to them to asking questions. Now, people come to them asking them to go away.
You should be thrilled.
You’re going to travel and see new places. You’ll be responsible and accountable for your work like never before. You’ll make new friends and tons of memories. Best of all, you’ll learn a ton.
It’s a lot like you’re undergraduate college years, really. Enjoy it. Work your hardest. And cherish every moment.
But after your fourth year doing the same stuff that used to be new, exciting and rewarding, you need to graduate. Just like college. Move on. Start your life. Because the people that stay in Big Four consulting past four years are just like the people that stay in college past four years. Suckers.
Do you start with a story and figure out the moral? Do you use a template fill in the pieces?
Here’s what I do: I start by reading. Gathering. Learning. And along the way, I adopt an opinion, a style and a voice.
After a lot of that, I start writing.
Or you just a ketchup kind of guy (gal)?
Either way, here’s some tips on getting sauced:
Bottom line: Sauces are great and it’s cool if you love ketchup. Maybe see how you feel with a different variety? Just don’t choose one of Heinz’s 57.
Good things,
Lenny
P.S. Here’s my Black Olive Sauce on Tilapia Good on chicken. Good on fish. Excessive on olives.
I created this version of a classic sauce, Garlic Lime Aioli. It was published on lifeisnoyoke.com. And it is ridiculously delicious.
Garlic Lime Aioli on lifeisnoyoke.com
Best, most addicting, easiest, thing I’ve ever made. Not yoking.
Originally posted on lifeisnoyoke.com : Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe
Made it without Chicken (pictured) the first time. Really good the next day as leftovers.
More like My Fitness A-hole.
What kind of pal makes you count your calories? Or tells you you’re not allowed to have that banana. Or makes you feel cranky cause you’re always hungry.
My fitness pals make me happy. My girl, my dog and my Vitamix. Together, we eat a lot, eat often and eat well.
Moral of the story: Find some pals to help you with your goals. I know that a pal is a pal and will make you 10x more likely to succeed. But, you might find the best ones aren’t a-holes.
Good things,
Lenny
P.S. If you’re currently using the My Fitness Pal app, you’re personally invited to be my pal. Instead of putting you through the PAIN of entering your meals to count calories, I take a different approach. Snap a pic of your food and email it to me. You’ll get motivation and lots of positive reinforcement from me. Like a good pal. (Read more details…)
As published on lifeisnoyoke.com
Egg whites, avocado, jalapenos, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, cilantro, chili powder, sweat.
Naomi Fox. She has a blog, too: naomishreds.wordpress.com
