I’m back in Las Vegas again. This time I’m here for an industry conference (Affiliate Summit West 2010).
Technically I’m here to meet with several people regarding JV (joint venture) opportunities. But I’m most excited to hear Dr. Robert Cialdini speak tomorrow.
If you don’t know him, he’s a professor and author of “Influence, The Psychology of Persuasion.” Killer book. Read it. If you’re in business or work with people at any level then it’s on my “absolutely must read” list.
Yeah… I know… I’m a geek.
Whatever. I’m mad stoked.
I’m supposed to meet my brother, Brett, here tomorrow. I think I’m excited. I’m in kind of a zone, work-wise. Don’t want to mess with it too much. For me it’s the equivalent of having a good hitting streak in baseball. You get a little superstitious… even when you’re not superstitious.
I’m superstitious.
Randomly…
I saw Sherlock Holmes yesterday with Mom and Lauren. What did I think? Meh.
I just finished “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” by Daniel Pink. Excellent. And surprising (hey… just like the title says). It really “lives” for me. I get it. I think I’m ideally cut out for the coming revolution he describes. I’m giddy. If you’re a business owner or manager you deserve to read it.
This is why I don’t gamble (among other reasons)… after going 3 for 4 last week on my NFL picks, I’m on the verge of going 0 for 4 this week. That’s bad. I’m glad all I lost was a little bit of pride… which is probably a good thing.
The last time I was in Vegas I had my family with me. At one point I needed to get some cash out of an ATM inside the casino in New York, New York (where my kids had just burned through a surprising amount of money at the arcade). As the cash came out my youngest daughter (Sierra) came over. Excitedly she asked “How much money did you get?” “$400,” I replied. Her awed response? “Cool… how much did you put in?” Only in Vegas.
I’m excited to eat good food tonight. I’m thinking sushi. Or maybe Roy’s (spectacular).
Not so excited to do it alone. (I know… weird, huh? At least for me.)
I tweeted to see if anyone else here at ASW wants to go with. No response. Yet.
Yesterday Sierra’s friend fell while roller blading at my house. She thought she broke her arm. I’ve heard that before (you know, since I have kids… and they always think they broke something). I told here to suck it up and it would be ok. Lauren believed her. I thought she was being an enabler. I was wrong. Thank goodness for mothers… dads would really screw some things up if it were left to us.
My next book is “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande. He’s a good author and I like his work.
I believe we should all have a manifesto. I don’t, however, believe we should have a checklist. Maybe he’ll change how I feel. We’ll see.
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