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The Leader’s Path: Evolving Points of View
I used to oppose the minimum wage, for some excellent reasons that reflected sound economic reasoning. Over the years I’ve gradually switched sides. You probably…
January 25, 2008
Change BEFORE a Crisis Forces You to Change
I’ve always thought that change was inevitable in life. Yet a significant part of me is a control freak who is very fond of at…
January 18, 2008
“The Secret of The Ages” by Robert Collier
My grandfather, Robert Collier, died in 1950, two years before I was born. He was a tremendous businessman, a pioneer in the mail order sales…
January 16, 2008Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Economic Democracy
Somewhere out there is the concept that profit is a bad thing, that profit involves ripping people off, which certainly can happen. I’m proud of…
December 28, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Today is a New Day…
“Today is a new day and I am a new Nathan, totally free to make new choices.” This is one of my daily affirmations. It…
December 24, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Communication and Customer Service
A friend of mine went to the local mall recently and in order to get into the building, she had to make her way through…
December 19, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Less Past, More Future
“Less past, more future.” Great thought. Powerful phrase! To me it means focusing on creating a meaningful future, with less energy spent on regret or…
December 14, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Monopoly: The Natural Goal of Every Business
The natural goal of every business is monopoly. Why? Because the goal of every business is profit and the way to maximize profit is to…
December 5, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
“The Dance of Intimacy,” by Harriet Lerner
I began re-reading this old favorite the other day. “The Dance of Intimacy” deals with relationships and the patterns of distancing and pursuit (approach-avoidance behavior)…
November 23, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Of Dining Rooms and Kitchens
When I first started out in business, as a budding entrepreneur/investor, I had no mentor or role model or beaten path to follow. I was…
November 7, 2007Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in /home/collie18/nscblog/wp-content/themes/gallery/loop/content-post-masonry-sidebar.php on line 57
Attitude of Gratitude
Picked up a book recently on the history of Europe from 1648 to 1815 (“Pursuit of Glory,” by Tim Blanning). It is a thick tome—more…
November 5, 2007