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Losing Sight of the Stock Market’s Noble Mission
The stock market actually has a two-fold social purpose: 1. to allow individual savers to invest directly in a business 2. to aggregate and efficiently…
March 27, 2012
Interest Deficit Disorder
Having trouble concentrating? Can’t focus? Maybe you don’t have ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder, perhaps you have IDD, Interest Deficit Disorder. Interest Deficit Disorder is when…
February 28, 2012
The Power of Nothing
Placebos are sugar pills (or saline solution) with no medical benefit, yet people who take them frequently get better. Does that make them legitimate medicine?…
January 19, 2012
Unrealistic or Visionary? (It’s a thin line…)
Question: “Our boss has unrealistic expectations for both the quantity and quality of work we can deliver in a certain period of time. How can…
January 3, 2012
Impossible is Only in Your Mind
To think a thing impossible is to make it so. On a recent November weekend, four Top 10 football teams fell to underdogs, 2 of…
November 29, 2011
Pursing Gold While Still Following the Golden Rule
Profit is often thought to be the sole goal of business. While profit is certainly a necessity of business, it is far from the only…
October 18, 2011
The Drum Major Instinct
The drum major instinct is a desire in all of us to be important, to be recognized, to be first, to be #1, to lead…
October 6, 2011
Are You T Shaped?
T-shaped people are those who have deep depth in one area, but also breadth in many others. This allows them to combine insights from many…
September 19, 2011
“A little girl and her father…”
“A little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, ‘Sweetheart, please hold…
September 9, 2011
Four Phrases, Ten Words
Ten words to change your world: Use these 10 words consistently, with authentic internal alignment and deep sincerity, and you will be astounded at the…
September 1, 2011
Reality Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings
In the final analysis, it is performance that counts. When the tsunami comes ashore, what counts is how high and strong your sea wall is…
August 22, 2011