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I Want to Be a Good Person, I Want to Be a Good Citizen… But How Best to Help?
Many kind souls have helped me along my way and I want to give back, in part out of a sense of duty, an obligation…
December 21, 2023
My Biggest Business Mistakes… and What I Learned
It was a nightmare! A 240 apartment construction project spiraling out of control, cost overruns mounting. I was the sole owner, developer, AND general contractor…
January 3, 2017
Pop-Cap: The Downside of Perfect Remembering
There is no statute of limitations on the Internet. “Perfect remembering” refers to the capacity of data be stored, cheaply and easily, virtually forever. Every…
April 30, 2010
You Never Arrive
The journey never ends. Personal growth, developing and cultivating your best self, the search for insight and wisdom, is a never-ending process. And mental muscles…
April 13, 2023
Errors: Inevitable? Maybe. Acceptable? Never!
Occasionally I find someone in a management position who thinks errors will always “happen”. The implication is that errors are just part of life and…
May 1, 2012
What DIDN’T you do?
Often when a project goes awry or a deadline is not met, I am regaled with long explanations of all the things that were done…
September 26, 2008
The Double Tap Response: Specific AND Systematic
Successful people approach problems differently than others. They search for solutions at multiple levels; solutions that are both Specific AND Systematic. Yes, they want to…
December 20, 2022
Finding the Line: Small Improvements, Big Cumulative Impacts
Howard Schultz is the founder and CEO of Starbucks and evidently he likes to tell this story about milk: Starbucks uses a lot of milk.…
August 20, 2009The Downside of the Relentless Pursuit of the Perfect Leader
I’ve got feet of clay. And I’m very comfortable with that. I want to be very up front about that. If you are looking for…
September 21, 2007
Six Things That Determine How Long You Live
1) Physical Activity: Do you MOVE? 30 to 45 minutes a day of BRISK exercise i.e. does it raise your heart beat? Push your lungs?…
August 3, 2017