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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
Pre-Positioning
Racquetball has been my exercise passion ever since I took it up in my early twenties on concrete three-wall courts on the University of Florida…
March 4, 2009
PopCap: Three Reasons Why Wall Street Bonus Plans Don’t/Can’t Work
(A Populist Capitalist Blog) The headlines are full of stories of huge Wall Street and CEO bonuses in spite of their companies’ disastrous financial results.…
February 20, 2009
“Driven way beyond anyone else I’d ever met.”
What makes for success? What is the “secret” of extra-ordinary success? Success beyond the everyday, super-star success? Mind-blowing, stupendous, stellar success? Sorry, no one answer.…
February 17, 2009
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
I spent about 5 hours Saturday and about the same Sunday driving various Collier Companies properties. I hit 10 on each day. At each apartment…
February 3, 2009
It’s Not Where You Are, But Who You Are
Everywhere you go, there you are. Who you are follows you. Sure, a change of scenery may bring out different parts of your personality. And,…
February 2, 2009
Whatever it takes
What defines a successful organization? There are lots of answers to that query and bookshelves groan with treatises addressing the question. One solid reply is…
January 27, 2009
A Moment That Will Define a Generation
On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama took the oath of office as the 44th President of these United States. I have excerpted several phrases from…
January 21, 2009
Cool, Calm, and Collected
These are two of my personal affirmations: – I am cool, calm, and collected. – I radiate confidence and composure. Needless to say, given the…
January 15, 2009
The Difference is Small
What is the difference between greatness and mediocrity? “The difference between the two is very small. It’s less that one makes 90% good decisions and…
January 14, 2009