Eric Thorsen
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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 121 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 101 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.
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 101 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 101 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 101 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 min read
PLANTS GROW IN PLOPS, PEOPLE GROW IN PURPOSE
“𝗣𝗹𝗼𝗽𝘀” (𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀) “𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲” (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 101 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 101 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Sep 102 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...
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Eric Thorsen
Aug 102 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...
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