Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 1/18/16

The market dropped an astounding amount on Friday, nearly 400 points, or about 2.3%. And over the weekend, people watched playoff football games, mourned the loss of David Bowie, were intriqued by Sean Penn’s wierd involvement with the recapture of drug lord El Chapo, and this morning are going back to work. We have a raucus presidential race, but no one is expecting tanks in the streets or a coup to be attempted. President Obama will leave office and someone else will replace him.

The market will recover, the political campaigns will end in November, more people (and pets) we wish could stay with us won’t be able to. Life will go on. We will all endure pain at times, but we choose how much to suffer. Life is too short and full of potential to waste it suffering. In your personal and business pursuits, charge ahead, run through the open gate, invest in yourself and your future.

Pain is inevitable, but suffering is voluntary.

The experience of the human race indicates strongly that the only person in abundant supply is the universal incompetent.

— from Roman law

Quality of Life Experience: Still time to join me in Las Vegas, and the day prior watch the Super Bowl with me in my suite: http://www.alanweiss.com/growth-experiences/quality-of-life-experience/

Outrageous Content Workshop: In one day of off-the-wall, out-of-the-box intense work, develop intellectual property and provocative content that will set you apart from the crowd and dull the noise around you: http://www.alanweiss.com/growth-experiences/the-outrageous-content-creation-workshop/

Interview with Alan: Aviv Shahir, an outstanding interviewer and world-class consultant to Fortune 100 clients, will interview me about a variety of topics, from business to politics, from spirituality to how it feels approching 70. This will be a fundraiser for the East Greenwich Animal Protection League. You can register, which includes a free recording, for only $25 by check to EGAPL and sent to me at Box 1009, East Greenwich, RI 02818, or by credit card here: http://summitconsulting.com/store/quick-pay/. This will not be available after the intereview date if you don’t register. Include your email address for call in numbers.

Periscope Series: After a fabulously attended start, my second broadcast is January 21 at 11 US Eastern time, available thereafter for only 24 hours. Download the Periscope app on your mobile device and follow me: @BentleyGTCSpeed. My topic will be self-worth: How to develop it, sustain it, and leverge it.