Retirement is a bankrupt Industrial Age idea. The Industrial Age of 1780-1960-ish was the greatest advance in physical lifestyle benefits in history, and likely the worst...
There is such a strong pull in our western business culture to ‘have it all figured out.’ But there is a simple, counter-intuitive yet powerful principle...
In 2009 our economy was rated by the National Security Agency as a higher threat to our national security than terrorism. One side blamed big government...
Moderating online communities for a professional membership is as much an art as it is a science. And, as with any art or science, attention must...
We live in a society driven by immediate gratification. "I want." "I need." The growth of socially-oriented businesses has exacerbated this condition. For example: I was...
Why is it that people tend to think that using big words and complicated sentences make them sound smarter?
Times are tough and they’re getting tougher, it’s getting more and more difficult to do business, might as well pack up and go home, right? Wrong....
We all work better when we’re happy, so why are so many people unhappy in business? Happiness is largely a choice, so choosing to be happy...
I walked into the bread shop and there it was – a Purell hand sanitizer dispenser on a pedestal right in the middle of my path;...
Our desire for safety is paralyzing. We’re so afraid of hitting a sandbar that we’re willing to just sit in the harbor for years on end....
The books are all wrong. The standard claptrap in the shelf-help books is that we fail our way to success. Nobody fails their way to success...
Although there are different ways we all perceive poor communication there are some common ones that we can all relate to. If you want to have...
What are you meant to do? Simply stated, not simply answered. Recognizing, understanding, and mastering your mission is the cornerstone of your success. People talk about...
Knowledge doesn’t mean a thing unless you are prepared to act on it. It’s all very well knowing you can do whatever you set your heart...
I went to Home Depot last week to return the toilet guts I had bought nine months earlier that had stopped working. Turns out they knew...
We drove out of the airport at 9pm into the deep Kenyan night, so much blacker this near the equator. The driver did 5-20mph because anything...
