There Are Not Two Types of People
"There are only two kinds of people, the ones who (do this) and the ones who (do that)." Fill in the blanks, or change "do" to "believe." The empirical evidence is that there are far more than two types of almost anything,
If You Need A Minute, Don’t Take Ten
Brevity has far more power than prolixity. Assume the other person is intelligent. If they don't understand you, they'll ask questions. If they do understand you, then you can move on. Once someone tells me, "You need to hear the background
The British Open and Grit
I love the British Open at St. Andrews because there are no excuses. If the ball is against a wall, tough, figure out how to play it. If it's in one of the insane pothole bunkers eight feet down vertical
TIAABB: There Is Always A Bigger Boat
If your schedule is packed, you have little "free" time, some of your clients are difficult, and you're getting irritable, you have an addiction—to money. Stop chasing money. You have "bad" clients because you thought they'd be better even as a pain
Happy Fourth!
I'm sure someone, somewhere will object, but that, too, included in the freedom for which we've fought. Happy Fourth!
All Or Nothing At All?
Sinatra had a great recording of the song, "All Or Nothing At All" (Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence) about love. But today, it seems to pervade everything. All electric cars, no more internal combustion engines. All electronic files, no hard copies.
Isn’t This an Obviousity?
I contend that for a nation to try and tax itself into prosperity, is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. ~ Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) And I don't think you cure poverty by
Happy Fathers Day
Fathers Day was first celebrates in the US in 1910. It had been celebrated in Catholic countries in Europe as St. Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In some countries it's a national holiday. I'm sure someone, somewhere is going to
A Little Perspective
I watch the gardening crew spend about two hours on my property, mowing, cutting, trimming, and hauling, And I consider that they're probably doing 4-5 houses a day, six days a week, plus loading, unloading, and maintaining all the equipment. And
Who’s on First?
Once upon a time I was at an executive meeting at an insurance client. The debate at the table was whether to give priority to independent agents' various demands for priority, or to customers (called "insureds"). I finally asked the