September 1, 2009 Feeling A Bit At Sea…Anchor Yourself With An Old Favorite If you are like me, you probably have a stack of old favorite books that you haven’t looked at in awhile. Perhaps you haven’t even thought about them. They are favorites, though, for a very important reason: they made some sort of noticeable impact on your life, at some point in time. Why not dust one off and give it another look? Was it a book that taught you a valuable and timeless lesson? Were you inspired and uplifted by the subject matter? Did you feel transported above the day-to-day, into the realm of the sublime? Was your moral compass…
August 6, 2009 Be Like Mickey D’s…You Deserve a Break Today! If any of you readers are old enough to remember McDonald’s slogan from the early 1980’s, then you know to what I am referring. GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK! The doldrums of the current economic situation seem to be lasting a long time so far. It seems like everything around us is permeated with a gray, cloudy sense of gloom and foreboding. Keeping up a cheerful demeanor against the wilting and pessimistic attitudes of those around you sometimes must feel like a Herculean task. So, here’s my advice… DON’T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF! For those of you who tend to…
June 24, 2009 TRUST IS THE HARDEST THING TO FIND AND THE EASIEST THING TO LOSE According to Forbes magazine, trust “enables people to do business with one another.” That is a fascinating concept. In fact, there is a percentage value associated with trust…99.5%. This means that for every dollar you or your firm sells or raises, 99 cents comes from the fact that someone trusts you. THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL IDEA It may not be totally accurate, however, if it is even partially true, this should give everyone pause. Think about whom you are friends with, whom you do business with, whom you respect. Is trust tied into any of these choices? I believe…
