Alan’s Thought For Today

Most platitudes (and that might mean half the advice posted on Linkedin) are inaccurate for  most people. People are individuals, yet we insist on treating them as categories and as the contents of some drawer somewhere, in which we dump

Jim Taricani, a highly regarded television reporter here in Rhode Island, has passed away after decades of health issues. He investigated fairly and unceasingly the corruption and incompetence particularly in Rhode Island government. (I calculated once that the imprisonment rate

Declare your independence today from guilt, fear, doubt, and self-limiting beliefs. Revolutionize your thinking.

It's fine to put your own oxygen mask on first before attempting to help others. It's not at all fine to put your own oxygen mask on first and watch others suffer. The first is healthy selfishness, the second is pure malice.

If you want to present a new idea—new IP—don't begin by justifying it, by citing other authorities, or other works, or your credentials. Start with the excitement of what the idea will do for the other person. In other words, act

There are two sports in which I've never wanted to participate: sumo wrestling and golf. In a pinch, with a gun to my head, I'd go for the former.

I'm on a 6:15 am train out of New York headed home. I love the early morning, No one has had a chance yet to be in a bad mood (except for the chronically unhappy). People seldom say, "Good afternoon,"

A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house. The Gospel of Mark, chapter 6, verse 4.   I try to keep this in mind!

I like to challenge people who aren't ready to move (but really ought to move NOW) with: "If not now, when?" There never is a perfect time, and there is no time like the present. Here's a question to ponder today:

I see some eyes roll when I put people into small groups and some are thinking, "Great, I'm not going to learn anything with these people!" Of course, an entirely different reaction might be, "Great, how can I help these