There Are Stupid Questions
We seem to direct our lives with a variety of humble, good-intentioned, ideal, yet completely nonsensical apothems that tend to constrict our success and options. One of the worst of…
Kathy Kingston in Auctioneering Contest
Kathy Kingston is in my coaching community and is probably the best fund-raising auctioneer in the country. Here’s a press release she sent out with her next competition: Alan— thought…
The High Horse
This phrase originated with the horses known as “chargers” favored by knights for their size and imposing nature. Powerful people rode “high horses” (destrier in French) and their statues depicted…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 1/11/16
On Saturday night the Cincinnati Bengals lost a football playoff game that they had “in the bag” with time running down because some of their players and their coach lost…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 1/18/16
The market dropped an astounding amount on Friday, nearly 400 points, or about 2.3%. And over the weekend, people watched playoff football games, mourned the loss of David Bowie, were…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 1/25/16
There is a coffee shop in our resort hotel in San Juan where two people work at the counter. Ordering a coffee and pastry requires about five minutes for preparation…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 2/1/16
I have alway eschewed the kind of honors that you pay for, e.g., one of the myriad,worthless Who’s Who books. I actually placed my dog, Trotsky, in one once. His…
I Use “Results” So You Can’t Use “Results”
I stopped sending my publishers and lawyer after all the pond scum providing free downloads of my work on the internet because: • It’s free publicity • I don’t want…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/19/17
I saw a woman in the lane next to me texting as she drove at about 45 MPH. I was behind her at first and watched her driving on the…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/26/17
Film critic Pauline Kael, 40 years ago, actually said this: “I live in a rather special world. I only know one person who voted for Nixon. Where they are I…