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Networking for others
I used to avoid networking. → I was not comfortable with self-promotion → Fear of rejection or being judged → Too busy → Not sure...

Eric Thorsen
Oct 5, 20241 min read


Pain Relief -> New Stories
A few months back I met somebody new at the gym and we got to talking. Eventually they started telling me about how stuck they felt at...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 12, 20241 min read


Your Path To The Next Big Thing is a Step Away
Whenever you are at a time when you need to pivot, it can be tough to know which direction to go.

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Skynet Scare or Sizzling Spin?
𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗻𝗲𝘁 -> An AI network that became “self-aware” and waged war against the human race. (from the Terminator movie series) 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Stress Less, Achieve More: The Magic of Entrepreneurial Circle
A few years into starting my business, I remember feeling: ◾ Frustrated ◾ Burnt out - working 80 hours a week ◾ And very alone There...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Parent to Parent Peers for Helping Kids
Today I want to talk about a company that I feel very honored to have been asked to be a board member as a technical advisor of, and that...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


The Power of Spending Time with People Who Inspire You
Today, I wanted to talk about the power of spending time with mentors and spending time with people who inspire you or are experts in...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


What Made You Smile Today?
My wife and I like to carve out time every weekend for some eye contact and conversation to make sure we connect outside of all the...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20241 min read


PLANTS GROW IN PLOPS, PEOPLE GROW IN PURPOSE
“𝗣𝗹𝗼𝗽𝘀” (𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀) “𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲” (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Signal Through Stories
About three years into my consulting business, over 20 years ago, I hired my first executive coach. One of the first things he asked us...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Own Your Piece to Have More Peace
When I'm working with business owners, they come to me with people problems: 🔅 Miscommunication in their meetings. 🔅 Frustration with...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Yes, They Can Do It Better Than You
Early on running my tech business. I remember the first time I worked with an executive coach. One of the first questions they asked was...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20241 min read


The Pain and Power of Embracing Change
I seem to have a lot of people in my life recently that are going through transitions. Big changes in their life. ▶ Some have sold their...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


The Large Gaps You've Already Closed
In the US, we celebrated Labor Day yesterday, so I took a day off and reflected on my own work life history. Where I started and where I...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Exponential Growth
I wanted to talk a little bit about a really powerful pattern that I've used in my business that I've seen work for a lot of other...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Use Your Network...No Excuses!
Last year I was invited to an event. My first thoughts were: ▶ It's too far ▶ I'm too busy ▶ It's too long ...but I was committed...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Reinvent/Repackage Yourself - Ikigai
I've been working with a number of people who have been in a career for 2-3 decades and either sold their businesses, lost their jobs and...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


You Are The Most Important Thing
I'm up in Boston, visiting some colleges with my son. Today I wanted to talk about that inner critic. All of us have an inner voice, and...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Cart Before the Horse
Early in my entrepreneurial career, when the iPad first came out, a really gifted engineer came to me with this idea for an app. The app...

Eric Thorsen
Sep 10, 20242 min read


My Fear of Skinny Leg Pants
I wanted to talk today about this idea of the relationship between tenacity and denial. Tenacity has served me really well throughout my...

Eric Thorsen
Aug 10, 20242 min read
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