Brandy Cerne

I hear this a lot: “Well, of course you could afford to pull those tricks at an expensive restaurant.” And I always think: Are you sure you can afford not to? It’s true—these gifts cost money, in labor if nothing else. But I’m my dad’s son, and I reviewed the Dreamweaver line item in the P&L every month with an eagle eye. There was never any qu... See more

Emily Henderson said this: People, especially women, will really love doing something, and so they’ll be like, “You don’t have to pay me, I loved it,” or not really fight for their rate. But if you love something, you are better at it. You’re more valuable. You’re faster. You think about it on your off time, you bring a lot of energy to it. If you ... See more

Finish Strong, Don’t Tell The Audience “Ah that wasn’t great” : They had a great way to embrace the perception gap: finish strong. I jokingly called this the Kerri Strug principle after her miraculous broken leg landing in the ‘96 Olympics:

People often confuse hospitality with luxury, but I could have given that table a bottle of vintage Krug and a kilo of caviar, and it wouldn’t have had anywhere near the same impact. Luxury means just giving more; hospitality means being more thoughtful.

Hire for expertise, not experience. The best candidates talk about what they can do, rather than what they did.

Being free is, in part, achieved through being connected.

“Whenever someone tells me they’re expecting their first baby and they’re nervous, I tell them the following: ‘Oh my goodness, that’s wonderful. I am so happy for you. Listen, of course you’re nervous but here’s the deal: you’re ready for all the bad stuff. You’ve been very tired before. You’ve been in pain before. You’ve been worried about money b... See more

If you find yourself angrily or excitedly replying in paragraphs to someone else’s writing or creations, you should stop and ask yourself, “Is this my curiosity demanding to be unleashed?”