Storms
This recent Nor'easter, a huge storm with 75 mile-per-hour winds, blew down a lot of trees. But these were weak trees, or trees that grew or were planted in poor locations. The strongest survive and perpetuate the species. The storms and
Things Ain’t So Bad
The world is still not perfect, nor will it ever be. There is plenty of room for improvement. Having acknowledged those facts, I'd also submit this about the US and elsewhere: • Unemployment is really at zero (under 5% is chronic). •
Are You Still Unhappy?
The belief that any grievance one has should immediately take priority and be addressed instantly by the rest of society until it is resolved to one's satisfaction is the most arrogant position of our times.
The Timing Couldn’t Be Better
You're all facing too many buyers who claim "the timing isn't right." Time is a priority, not a resource, so it depends how they choose to allocate their time. My suggestions to deal with this: Co-opt the objection by stating early, "Leaders
Are You Feeling What I’m Thinking?
Therapists are famous for responding to a patient's comment with: "I didn't ask what you thought about your family, I asked how you feel about your family." My observation in business is that logic tends to make people think and emotion tends
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 2/26/18
It's hard to escape—nor should we seek to escape—the horror of school shootings. This is not a reality that is acceptable in any decent society. But the important thing in my view is to stop them by finding cause
Nevis
There are wild donkeys here. And I don't mean skinny, weak creatures. They are good-looking, healthy, and highly independent. They are smart enough to walk along the verge and not in the middle of the very narrow roads. We saw