If you're selling a product or service, learning how to mix creativity & persuasion is the #1 skill to master.
- Creativity (writing/marketing)
- Persuasion (positioning/taking action)
Call it Creative Persuasion.
It's a game-changer.
Once you see it, you can't "unsee" it.
Average public tuition per year in 1976: $617
Average private tuition per year in 1976: $2,534
Average public tuition per year in 2026: $10,340
Average private tuition per year in 2026: $39,307
Median family income in 1976: $14,960
Median household income in 2026: about $83K
Meaning it takes about 4-5x more today to go to school than it did just 50 years ago.
College is getting harder and harder to justify each passing year. These universities deserve what they get.
@Seanfrank Couldn’t agree more. If you’re in a white collar position and your business is primarily digital (IE sold online), I say 100/100 you can accomplish more as a business with a remote team.
Now, some people prefer in-person. Which is a preference. But that’s different.