Honestly, I really don’t know if you are doing it wrong, but everyone else seems to think so. “You’re doing it wrong”  has been around for awhile, but I’ve recently seen an uptick online of self-styled regulators who chide, correct,  lecture, and make detailed lists about how everyone else is doing everything wrong because they have somehow [...]

The slow food movement is about taking time to prepare good, clean, food from local ingredients and food sources, and educating people on taste and the nutritional benefits of natural food.  In the time it takes to craft a fresh, healthy meal, time itself is subdued by the process. There’s no rush to get there [...]

Amy ( @crackedpotts on Twitter) needs a 3Lunches coach for health, wellness, fitness in the Kansas City area. Since Amy doesn’t know a friend with the right experience for this task, I’m reaching out to see if anyone is willing to do #3Lunches with Amy. Amy is looking for some practical coaching from someone who [...]

Everyone has one, is starting one, or trying to think of one. I get it. In this economy, real money is flowing into tech.  I like the idea that anyone could come up with the next big app and make a fortune or change the world—or both. The free-flowing exchange of ideas and talent online [...]

When you use 3Lunches in a collaborative fashion, to offer ideas, to kick around business concepts or to share information, there is a slightly different dynamic. We call this Collaborative Coaching. Though we’ve developed suggested rules to guide this kind of exchange, we haven’t posted them in the Table Manners section of this site because of space. [...]

Documentary filmmaker Tan Siok Siok recently interviewed me for her film Twittamentary that profiles extraordinary connections and happenings taking place on Twitter.  What a treat, and what an elegant visual from this amazing director. I sincerely hope 3Lunches makes it into the final cut!  Let me know what you think and please reach out to @SiokSiok [...]

Someone recently asked me for 3Lunches on how to use social media to look for work as an art director. While I’m not a social media authority, I do know more than my friend about building relationships with people who share my values and professional interests using social media. So, I said, “Yes. I’d be [...]

Owen J.J. Stone is a passionate vlogger and a new media consultant who was intrigued by 3Lunches when he first heard about it at the 140 Characters Conference in Los Angeles. Owen offered to do a video on the concept and interview me about 3Lunches. If you aren’t familar with Owen’s vlogging, you can see [...]

“I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the integrated structure of reality.” Martin Luther King Jr. If Martin Luther King Jr. was right and I can’t achieve my potential without you, then I’d better get to know you. And since we live in [...]

I’ve always wanted to know a philosopher. Imagine being able to make a quick call to learn the origins of a particular theory, to get the ancients’ perspective on an ethical dilemma or to discover exactly how derivative a seemingly original idea might be. Hi!  Can you share a good quote about wisdom? “The mark of [...]