Essays on work, focus, and doing what you want instead of what is expected.
I'm Mike Forgie (pronounced 4g). Marketing strategist by trade, surfer, photographer, and part-time resident of a road rig named Buddy. I write here to think in public.
Be Excellent To Each Other: The Actual Golden Rule
Let’s unravel a simple phrase that has outlasted TED Talks, self-help books, and political slogans from 1989. Be Excellent To Each Other.
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