Good Ideas Aren’t Always Good Ideas
There’s a big difference between good ideas in theory and good ideas in practice. On October 28, 2010, Personality Poker was published by Portfolio Penguin. To solve the challenge of pairing a book with a deck of cards, they created a hardcover with the cards glued to the top. Smart idea—until: The decks started falling […]
Scott Adam (of Dilbert fame) Says Goals are for Losers
Twenty years ago, Wiley published my book “Goal-Free Living.” It was ahead of its time in many ways. In 2009, Harvard Business Review published the article “Goals Gone Wild,” a warning about the downside of goals in business. In 2014, Scott Adams, the creator of “Dilbert,” recorded a video where he says, “Goals are for […]
Hear Your Favorite Songs Like Never Before: How I Use AI to Dive Deeper into Music
Music has always been more than background noise for me. I like to really listen, to dig into the layers, and to hear what’s going on beneath the surface. That’s why I love using Moises.ai. It’s a website and app that utilizes artificial intelligence to break down songs into their individual parts, allowing you to […]
From Boring to Beautiful: How I Used ChatGPT to Upgrade My Webpage Design
I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT to enhance the appearance of a dull webpage, specifically the landing page for Personality Poker Certification. The process was surprisingly simple. I uploaded screenshots of each section I wanted to improve and asked ChatGPT to generate better HTML designs. That’s it. I didn’t ask it to write content, only to […]
Launch of the Personality Poker Podcast
After a long hiatus, my podcast is back with a new name and renewed focus. Introducing the Personality Poker® podcast. To kick things off, I released the Introduction chapter from the audiobook. What makes it unique is that it was generated using my AI voice clone through ElevenLabs, and the results are surprisingly impressive. Sure, […]
Now Available! The “I’m Not Playing with a Full Deck” T-Shirts!
They are in! Our limited-run “I’m not playing with a full deck” t-shirts are here. For now, these are exclusively gifted to participants of my Personality Poker sessions and those enrolled in the Personality Poker Certification Program. Coming soon: mugs, hats, and even more fun swag! Stay tuned.
Personality Poker vs Other Personality Tests
People often ask me if Personality Poker® is just DiSC or Myers-Briggs with cards. The answer? A resounding NO. Personality Poker was designed specifically for innovation, not just as another personality test. And unlike traditional written assessments, it reveals so much more. Personality Poker is more than a game; it’s a breakthrough experience that exposes […]
Five Principles for Building a Successful Business (and a Lasting Impact)
Recently, during a webinar on speaking and thought leadership, a simple question came up: What does it take to create long-term success? Here are five principles that apply to any business, and how one example, Personality Poker®, puts them into action: 1. Focus beats frenzy. Many businesses fall into the trap of always chasing what’s […]
My Personality Poker Sizzle Reel!
🎯 I’m Doubling Down on Personality Poker® Twenty years ago, I created a card-based activity to help teams collaborate more effectively and innovate more consistently. It was a side project I never expected to take off. But over the years, Personality Poker has been played by more than 250,000 people across the globe. And in that time, I’ve […]
From Gong Show Dreams to Game-Changing Games: How a Childhood Fantasy Became My Life’s Work
I was never destined to be an engineer. Sure, I studied industrial engineering at Cornell, but my only A+ came in public speaking. (Yes, at Cornell, we actually had A+ as a grade.) That was the first academic clue that I wasn’t meant to be in a lab—I was meant to be on a stage. […]