Do Not Put a Lit Pipe in Your Pocket

Mell Millgate standing in front of a brick wall holding up two fingers, representing lesson two from ten years in business about thinking before reacting. The words "Do not put a lit pipe in your pocket. Lesson 2 from ten years in business" are overlaid.

Lesson 2 from ten years in business Yes, that is real advice. And yes, it was given to me in all seriousness. Early in my marketing career, working in the wine industry, I worked with a winemaker and business owner who smoked a pipe. Lovely man. Brilliant at what he did. Absolutely terrible at remembering […]