1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
1: As we finish 2023, it seems like a good time to do a quick retrospective on RiseWithDrew this year.
I started writing RiseWithDrew back on the week of … continue reading
1: We are building a presentation. What is the most important question we must ask ourselves?
“How will they rationalize the decision to ‘buy in’ to my proposal?” Brant Pinvidic writes in his book The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation.
Humans are the only species with the ability to rationalize.
“And it’s the basis and foundation for every decision we make,” he … continue reading
1: We have three minutes.
“Every time we make a pitch, presentation, or proposal to try to influence anyone to do anything, our audience’s first impression will be fully formed in less than three minutes,” Brant Pinvidic writes in his book The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation.
“That yes or no is already in their heads,” he writes. “It’s not our fault. … continue reading
1: “The [television] network pitch room is a cold, ruthless, unforgiving setting with a very difficult audience,” Brant Pinvidic writes in his book The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation.
“Meetings start with smiles that last about ten seconds,” he writes. “If you’ve ever watched Shark Tank, that no-nonsense attitude and curt style was patterned after a TV network pitch.”
The year was … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
This month, I’ve shared my proven annual goal-setting process to put forward ten goals for the year and then achieve those goals.
Today, to create some accountability, I will … continue reading
1: This week, we’ve been exploring the intersection of faith and work as outlined in Tim Keller’s terrific book Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work.
Tim writes from a Christian or gospel-based worldview, but his perspective also applies to other religions.
“Becoming a Christian is a lot like moving to a new country,” he writes. “In the long run, the gospel helps us see everything in a … continue reading
1: In 2009, James Murdoch, son of News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch, told an audience at the Edinburgh Television Festival that the “only reliable and perpetual guarantor of independence is profit,” Tim Keller writes in his book Every Good Endeavor.
Three years later, following the phone-hacking scandal at News Corp.’s UK newspaper unit, his sister Elisabeth Murdoch told the same audience her brother had “left something out,” declaring “profit without … continue reading
1: Do we imagine ourselves as heroes?
“One of the good people contributing to the way the world ought to be?” Tim Keller asks in his book Every Good Endeavor.
Do we believe the world would be a better place if others simply acted as we did?
Perhaps we believe “the world would be dramatically improved if everyone were free-spirited and progressive and willing to defy oppressive traditions,” Tim … continue reading
1: “Everyone knows that things in this world are seriously out of whack,” Timothy Keller writes in his book Every Good Endeavor.
“No one claims that his or her own life is as it should be, let alone the whole world,” he notes.
“There is something wrong within us. Nothing ever seems to make us happy or fulfilled except in the most fleeting way.
“There is also wrong among … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
