Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/08/2024
The Dog Days of Summer (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) Welcome to
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/01/2024
It would be irresponsible not to comment on the presidential debate last Thursday. First, some preliminaries. I am an independent, always have been since I was able to vote at 21 and have never missed an election. This wasn’t so much
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/24/2024
Faithful reader Eric May unearthed this piece I wrote 16 years ago and suggested I republish it. To my astonishment, I could have written this yesterday and it would be just as appropriate and, I hope, valueable for you. How to
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/17/2024
Many of my coaching clients over the years have reported that they inexplicably lack motivation (stagnant), feel they’re not doing enough marketing (guilt), and are overwhelmed (don’t have priorities). My response is almost always the same (assuming their physical health isn’t
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/10/2024
Every so often I receive a communication from someone who tells me that they can’t order on my website and therefore I need to correct something. Some of these people are so helpful that they take the time to tell
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/03/2024
There are people called “moirologists” who are professional mourners. Yes, this is a global profession going back thousands of years and still being practiced today. Their compensation ranges from about $30 to $100 per “event.” I recall, in my youth,
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/27/2024
May God bless all people in the military who put their lives in harm’s way, on the land, on the sea, or in the air, to protect their country and freedom. And may those who gave Lincoln’s “last full measure of devotion”
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/20/2024
My observation is that we’re in a world where “hurry up and wait” is the governing philosophy about time. Have you been in the theater (and this applies to Broadway, as well) where a performance ends—but before the curtain call and
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/13/2024
While in high school, I worked two summers at the local A&P for about $1.25 an hour. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company operated from 1859 to 2015, and for 60 of those years it was the largest grocery
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/06/2024
My German Shepherd, Royce, has learned to open the gate leading from the pool to the front of the house by standing on his back legs (he’s taller than my wife when he does this) and pulling down on the