Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I went outside and started to clear a path to my car, but the snow was coming down faster than I could shovel it. After a few minutes debating in my head, I decided I had seen enough and went back inside to call my boss to let him know that my town had two... Continue Reading →
Axios HQ, a global management firm, surveyed 540 executives and over a thousand employees earlier this year and estimated that the cost of ineffective business communication annually in the U.S. runs companies more than $2 trillion. The number grows exponentially when you factor in the billions spent each year on business communications training courses with names... Continue Reading →
The pounding outside the house was loud and constant. Workers were digging up the neighborhood updating the fiber optic lines and one worker operating a loud jackhammer (I believe it's called a pneumatic drill in the rest of the world) seemed to be coming from the next room, even though he was far down the... Continue Reading →
I drove around the back of the building and pulled into an empty parking space. I took a deep breath and hesitated. I just wanted to put my head in the sand and never come out, but I knew I couldn't, I needed a job. However, I hesitated, because I wasn’t sure where to go.... Continue Reading →
My son sees my car and starts walking toward me. I flash my headlights in the dark just to make sure he sees me. His head is down, and he looks tired. He’s been working a ton of hours this summer, saving up for his second year of college. He gets in the car and... Continue Reading →
Car advertisements are everywhere. You see them in commercials, on social media, everywhere. It wasn’t always that way. The Winton Motor Carriage Company placed what is believed to be the earliest known automobile advertisement 125 years ago on July 30, 1898. The magazine advertisement in the Scientific American, the same magazine that documented the work... Continue Reading →
Oh, I start out with the best of intentions. I’ll come up with a blog idea and I’ll start writing. At the start, I’ll pay close attention to length. I'll lecture myself on keeping my blog short. I’ll remind myself to choose my words carefully, to be concise, and to use active verbs. I'll play... Continue Reading →
I was a mess. The dust from the tar roof that we were ripping off naturally settled on whatever skin was exposed — mainly my arms and face —and when mixed with my sweat, felt like I had stepped into the middle of a raging bonfire. On top of that, the sun, hitting the 95... Continue Reading →
My young daughter came to the dinner table where I was working, laptop and papers spread out in front of me, and asked me to kiss her stuffed teddy bear good night. My wife came up behind her, patted her on the pajama bottoms, and told her to run upstairs, she would be right behind... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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