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My life so far: the wins, the bounces, and the lessons I learned the hard way.

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The News Cyclone
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The News Cyclone

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2021

The question: Does media reflect or form culture – was a hot topic at the time I was a young marketing professional. It’s a classic “chicken or the egg” philosophic...
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November Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

October 30, 2021

Editor’s note:   I recently watched a 60 Minutes segment about actor, Michael Keaton, and it reminded me of the many scenes from the Movie “Multiplicity” where clone #4 sent...
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Old Wishes
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Old Wishes

By Tim McCarthy

October 30, 2021

A few months ago, my friend, Chris, shared this quote: “Ask yourself, Tim, what do you have now that you once wished for”? The thought was particularly interesting since he’s...
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Forever Young
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Forever Young

By Bob Dylan

October 29, 2021

Editor’s note:   I enjoy the extreme pleasure of playing out with my son, Kevin.  Recently we were invited to his old neighborhood in Connecticut to play an outdoor family...
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Who are you talking to?
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Who are you talking to?

By Tim McCarthy

September 30, 2021

In every marketing presentation for thirty years, my opening theme is the same: tell me how you build, update and use your customer lists and I’ll tell you how efficient...
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She’s Leaving Home
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She’s Leaving Home

By John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Manuel Barrueco, David Tanenbaum

August 30, 2021

Editor’s Note:   The great legacy of the Beatles is in two pillars: 1. They explored a variety of musical approaches much wider than anyone before or since and 2....
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Take the Time
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Take the Time

By Richard T. Good

August 30, 2021

Take whatever time you think it will take, Tim, to start your business and double it.   Then, triple that. - Richard T. Good
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Free Hand and Imperfect Heroes
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Free Hand and Imperfect Heroes

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2021

A dear friend and wonderful private blogger, Carll Tucker, wrote me after reading last month’s newsletter to ask what Father Norm Smith, one of those I admired , meant by...
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Who do you Admire?
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Who do you Admire?

By Tim McCarthy

May 30, 2021

My favorite blogger, Seth Godin, said recently that “ Attitude follows action far more often than action follows attitude.”  So, today, I’m writing about the people I admire most in...
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May Cartoon
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May Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

May 1, 2021

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Anecdotes and Data
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Anecdotes and Data

By Tim McCarthy

May 1, 2021

A popular topic has become very personal for me. The topic is disinformation and misinformation. How did information become so malleable? Some say a villain lurks. Far more likely to...
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Losing Track of Our Dreams?
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Losing Track of Our Dreams?

By Tim McCarthy

March 29, 2021

About 20 times this year, I will conduct a 3-hour program called “Dream Sketch”. In a highly interactive setting, I help CEOs and business owners define more clearly what they...
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How to Love America by David Brooks
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How to Love America by David Brooks

By Tim McCarthy

March 29, 2021

Like you, I’m sure, I love America, but the love has changed. I started out with the child version: America is the greatest and most powerful country on earth. That...
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Observing Moonshots from Ashtabula
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Observing Moonshots from Ashtabula

By Tim McCarthy

February 27, 2021

My first 17 years and the last 17 years have been spent in my little hometown of Ashtabula, Ohio. In between I worked for a national political organization, a couple...
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Ask for Help
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Ask for Help

By Tim McCarthy

January 31, 2021

Author’s note: For deeper thinkers, as in Harvard Business Review, see this month’s featured article. I personally find it difficult to ask for help.  Maybe you do, too. In my...
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Inclusion
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Inclusion

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2020

I worked for fourteen hours at the polls on November 3 rd . It was an unforgettable experience. Our home is just off a state park in a little resort...
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This is Not a Dress Rehearsal
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This is Not a Dress Rehearsal

By Tim McCarthy

October 31, 2020

About forty times a year, at the end of Vistage (CEO peer group) sessions, I say, “don’t get caught in the dressing room rewriting the script of your life. This...
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Major Lazer
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Major Lazer

By Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford

October 31, 2020

Song of the month: “Lay your head on me”, by Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford   Editors note: M y daughter and I spent a Saturday evening recently by a...
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Zero Sum People

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2020

Except in sports, it doesn’t seem to me that for one side to win, the other must lose. That’s the concept of zero sum, and I’ve learned to avoid people...
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Feeding My Head AND My Body

By Tim McCarthy

August 30, 2020

Barbara Cartland said, “You become what you think. You are what you eat”. I heard a similar quote in the 1970s and it has come back to me many times...
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Reinvention
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Reinvention

By Tim McCarthy

July 27, 2020

Events in the lives of each of our three children are becoming opportunities for their personal reinvention. Each are facing major life changes and so they must decide who they...
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