Middlemen
Note: I’m posting an article which I’ve recently posted on my private web site, Alan’s Forums. I thought it would be of interest here, and I also wanted to demonstrate…
Episode 13: Selecting
“We “settle” instead of deliberately choosing what’s best for us, and we need to stop that.” Transcript: Hi, I’m Alan Weiss, This is The Uncomfortable Truth, and this broadcast is…
Memories….
On our third day at the pool at the Opal Resort in Delray, one of the servers comes over to our chairs, recites our drinks and room number. “How do…
As Long As You’re In Town…
Find a convention or conference that attracts your ideal buyers. Invite those people most appropriate to a breakfast, or drinks, or an informal dinner. Don’t associate it with the conference,…
Did Your Doctor Go to Dartmouth? (Dumb Ass Stupid Management)
The Dartmouth Medical School had a cheating scandal that made the front pages. Scores of students were in serious trouble. They protested their innocence. But, wait! It turns out that…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 04/29/2024
When I was younger (that is, maybe 20 years ago and earlier) I was in a rush to do a lot of things that didn’t really require such a frenetic…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/03/2022
The Babylonians, about 4,000 years ago, began recorded New Year’s celebrations. Theirs was on the vernal equinox, March 21, when the day had equal amounts of light and darkness.…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/22/2022
Somewhere around the ages of 8-12 I did what all the boys did in our urban setting. We tried out for Little League. (When you were older, it was the…
Episode 21: Believing
“Wherein Alan discusses that we all believe in something, and we’re not random biological mechanisms.“ Transcript: Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth. My subject today is believing. Yes, believing. You know, the Greeks thought of gods as occupying the earth with mortals. It was almost…