No #148 | October 6, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. A friendly reminder that the start of October also marks the start of something else😁🍲: In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 🤼♂️Blue Ocean Wrestling 🎳Bowling Alone 🐻Out of Office 🤣Movie Questions 😎Cool Links 🤼♂️Blue Ocean Wrestling In the 1990s, I was a teenager. And like many other teenagers during that era, there was one form of entertainment that I loved watching: wrestling. The 90s...
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No #147 | September 29, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. One thing you learn as a parent is that there is an incredible amount of volunteer parents working tirelessly behind the scenes, giving their time and energy to create opportunities for kids to play, learn and participate. To those parents who volunteer their time, I tip my cap to you😊. In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 🏆The Best Story Wins 🕶Glasses Tech 💡A Good List 🕸Eat Like Kings...
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No #146 | September 22, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. Congrats to my incredibly talented wife, Valentina, who released her latest book this past week. This is her third book released in 16 months (!). The book is getting some pretty impressive reviews so far, so if you're a fan of the contemporary romance genre I encourage you to check it out💚. In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: ⚾Moneyball 📝How to Write ✂Shaving the Yak 🤣Too Much Coffee...
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No #145 | September 15, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. Editor's Note: Starting in October, this newsletter will transition from a weekly to a monthly schedule. This change will free up some time for a few other creative projects I’m excited to focus on during the weekends. I'll share more details in the coming weeks. In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 🐻The (Good) Bear ❎Election Season 🛒The Shopping Car Theory 🤣Cups 😎Cool Links 🐻The...
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No #144 | September 8, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. I'm now officially at the age where a relaxing evening involves sitting outside with a cup of tea and tracking passing airplanes with a flight tracker app. "That one's on the way Seattle..." The eyerolls from my kids are spectacular🤣 In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 🟢What's a Greenhorn? 💇Hats, Haircuts and Tattoos 🤣Millennial Teachers 😎Cool Links 🟢What's a Greenhorn? Building on my...
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No #143 | September 1, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. I am currently on a short road trip through the USA with my son, so this week's newsletter is shorter than usual (and I've also recycled some old content😜). Happy first week of September, and back to regular programming next week. In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 😵Online Meeting Chat Chaos 🤔What is a Meme? 🏈Football Clichés 😆GOAT Comic 😎Cool Links 😵Online Meeting Chat Chaos I was...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
No #142 | August 25, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. Summer in the Pacific Northwest seems to be slowly winding down and we're entering into that short timeframe where a puffy vest is both comfortable and fashionably acceptable🤣. In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 🛎️Your Attention (Please!) 🧠Three Rules To Express Your Thoughts 😊Cable Box 😎Cool Links 🛎️Your Attention (Please!) There's a scene from the movie Up that lives rent-free in my...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
No #141 | August 18, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. Congrats to my super amazing talented wife Valentina for announcing the release of her third novel. The release is on September 18, 2024 and you can pre-order here💚. BUY IT. In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 🎾The Cover Up... 🏔Vista Views 🥇Olympics Wrap up 🤣Sitting In Front of People 😎Cool Links 🎾The Cover Up... The cover up is always worse than the crime. This is one of those dad-isms...
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No #140 | August 11, 2024 by Matthew Boyd Good morning, welcome to the weekly Lead It Cool newsletter. A friendly reminder that if you have kids and you're going on a holiday, your kids deeply care about two things: If the hotel has a swimming pool and whether or not the hotel has a DIY waffle maker🏊🧇😜. In this week's Lead It Cool newsletter: 🎣Gone Fishin' 👀Eye Contact 😆If Walls Could Talk 😎Cool Links 🎣Gone Fishin' I’ve never really been much of a fishing guy. Maybe I just don't have the...
2 months ago • 2 min read