Written By: Jon Finkel I invented something a few years ago called the “One Bar Theory”. It’s a theory not as complicated as the one Pythagorus came up with and yet every bit as important as Darwin’s. Here it is: men only need one bar of soap to handle all of their hygienic needs. But wait, you might be thinking, don’t I need shampoo and conditioner and …
Why Animal Planet’s Tanked is Everything Right with America
Written by: Jon Finkel Tanked is a show about fish, only it’s not. It’s about friendships and family. It’s a show about salt water and fresh water tanks, only that’s not it either. It’s about craftsmanship and creativity. It’s a show about a business, kind of, but it’s more about entrepreneurs, passion, success, relationships, connections, sales and the real-world management of running a company. But mainly Tanked …
Why You Should Use ‘Big’ or ‘Fat’ in Your Pen Name
By: Jon Finkel While there are plenty of authors who choose to write under a pen name, perhaps Mark Twain being the most famous (real name: Samuel Clemens), musicians take the cake when it comes to selecting over-the-top pseudonyms. In fact, judging from the names many of them choose, they want pseudonyms that sound like they take the cake, eat it, then knock back a …
Two Huge Freelance Writing Mistakes I’m Tired of Seeing
Written By: Jon Finkel Why Jerry Maguire? Why not, first of all? Second of all, this if from one of my favorite scenes in the movie. It’s from the ‘Help Me, Help You’ scene, where Jerry is begging Rod Tidwell to listen to him, to do what he says, to stop defying him…all in an effort to give Rod what he wants, which is a …
How Drew Rosenhaus Uses Intense Workouts to Lure Clients
Written By: Jon Finkel “What’s more productive, running gassers with my clients and bonding out here, or taking them to a crowded bar somewhere?” Drew Rosenhaus asks as he stops at the goal line on a high school football field between sprints. “When we’re pushing through a workout together, they see that when I say I work hard, I mean it.” The man has a …