Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/27/16
The British have opted to leave the European Community. That's their right. No one reading this knows what the consequences will be, positive or negative. Yet the very act has highlighted the polarization that has become our modern manifesto, our
Set Me On Fire
Once again, we see people insufficiently motivated to walk across Tony Robbins's hot coals without getting burned and, in fact, needing hospitalization. Poor Tony, he's facing more and more weak people. (http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/more-than-30-people-burned-in-tony-robbins-hot-coals-walk/ar-AAhAtzI?li=AAggFp5) On a more serious note, when will we make
The Dog Star: Braking
(The Dog Star is a symbol of power, will, and steadfastness of purpose, and exemplifies the One who has succeeded in bridging the lower and higher consciousness. – Astrological Definition) Bentley ran out so fast this morning that he ran right
Four Movies
I recently traveled about 40,000 air miles, to Sydney and back and then to Rome and back. So I watched four movies of fairly recent vintage. My reactions: Hail Caesar: This was the best of the four, a funny satire of old Hollywood
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/20/16
Well, here we are facing Brexit, and whether Britain will remain in the European Community. Disaster, of course, is being predicted either way by the Chicken Littles of the world. The polls seem to sway with the wind. Funny thing about
When in Rome….
• I'm waiting for the elevator in The Hassler Hotel on the fourth floor, going up to the lounge on the seventh. It arrives with an all-too-typical American man: pot belly, tee-shirt, raggedy shorts, flip flops. With him is his
Those Stupid Things Remind Me of You
We all say stupid things. Some of us are lucky enough to have family and friends who straighten us out. You owe it to your clients to point out stupid things, not pretend they weren't said or are actually legitimate. "You were