Friday, November 17, 2023

All Hat, No Cattle


All sizzle, no steak.

All bark, no bite.

All foam, no beer.

All booster, no payload.


All wick, no wax.


All icing, no cake. 


All show, no go.


I’ve met more than a few people in business who fit what one of my former clients, Chaz Carey, called  "pigeons in peacock feathers."

That being said, there are also many people I've run into in my business life who offer far more than what you'd expect from their low-key presentation.

More of the latter and the less of the former, please.





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