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“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
We all have many roles we play in our lives. Two major roles of mine are businessperson and spiritual being. In one role I am…
May 14, 2009
You can’t lose what you never had
A Team Member spoke regretfully to me the other day: She was negotiating to sell a house, going back and forth with a potential buyer,…
May 7, 2009
PopCap: Global Shame
(A Populist Capitalist Blog) The Marlboro Man is “pushing hard to boost global sales before U.S.-style tobacco restrictions spread… ramping up sales in overseas markets…
May 1, 2009
Beware the Middleman: ~ $800 Million For Doing Nada
I’ve never been fond of “middlemen.” I prefer as direct and efficient a chain of connection and distribution as possible. Each point, person, or entity…
April 15, 2009
The Power of a List
I’ve always been a big proponent of written goals and lists to drive you toward achieving your goals. I recently ran across an article (Rockets.com,…
April 14, 2009
The Encourage vs. Correct Continuum
My father was an engineer. I was taught early in life that if something broke, we were to take it apart, break it down into…
April 7, 2009
“The Tallest Building He Could Find”
Occasionally I read the New York Times obituaries. Reading summaries of people’s lives reminds me of the truly important things in life and to stay…
April 6, 2009
True Colors
“An entrepreneur shows his true colors in a period of crisis, not in a period when everybody is having success.” — Giorgio Armani, New York…
March 26, 2009
Learning to Love It
A lot of the “secret” of success in life is learning to love what we need to be good at so we can achieve our…
March 19, 2009
Sources of Lasting Satisfaction
When I was growing up in Gainesville in the 1960s, my father taught civil engineering at the University of Florida. The department sponsored an annual…
March 18, 2009
Pre-Investing in the Next Mountain Top
“Son, you be sure to set your goals so high that you can’t possibly accomplish them in one lifetime. That way you will always have…
March 5, 2009