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Posts by Andrew Stotz

Pulling the Perfect Espresso Shot; Coffee 101

Seattle Coffee Gear are the brains and artwork behind this pretty slick infographic on the art of pulling the perfect espresso shot. Here are some top tips I wanted to share with you guys. Embed from Getty Images   If the grind is out it will throw the whole flavor; aim for a coffee grind…

Suffering From Stage Fright When Speaking in Public?

Care of The British Psychological Society, Dr. Christian Jarrett offers professional insight into the anxiety you feel when speaking in public, and how it has a lot to do with your audience. Read my key summaries of his piece below. Embed from Getty Images     Your anxiousness fluctuates instinctively in tune with your audience;…

Smart Thinking On Investing – October 21

Smart Thinking On Investing – October 21 I wanted to kick off this week’s Smart Thinking with The Financial Diet’s Holly Trantham’s shrewd observations on what she could have spent her takeout spendings of 2016 on instead. Julie of Millennial Boss admits that 401(k)s, IRAs, and HSAs are dull, but they will turn you into a…

Boost Your Routine by Learning How to Optimize Your Day

Today, I wanted to share Hubspot’s Lindsay Kolowich’s ideas on how to optimize your day. What a great idea! Check out my key takeaways from her insightful writing underneath. Embed from Getty Images   There are certain moments in your daily body clock/weekly schedule you can learn to optimize and set them up as part…

Improving the Dreaded Performance Review

As a Dr. Deming disciple, I’m of the opinion that performance reviews do more harm than good when it comes to motivating your employees. Within my companies, we’ve recently discarded the practice entirely. But, if you and your management team still work with yearly reviews, maybe Stephen Mihm’s article for Bloomberg View can inspire a…