The Dog Star: It’s A Long Fall Off A High Horse
(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)…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/21/12
May 21, 2012—Issue #139 This week’s focus point: Stop worrying about correcting your flaws, which is what most self-help books pontificate about. We grow by building on strengths. Certainly, correct…
California
We’ve moved from bunk beds where I hit my head on the ceiling to one of the great hotels in the country, the Peninsula in Beverly Hills, and a garden…
What You Can Learn From My Wife, The Consultant
A new cupcake shop opened on Main Street in East Greenwich. This is the most affluent city in the state, sometimes called a “country club of a town,” and these…
Why I Do What I Do
I’ve recently completed the Almost Free Workshop in Toronto to a sold-out crowd. I’m asked why I continue to provide these very low-investment opportunities, when I continually sell-out very high-priced…
Here’s Why You’re in the Top 1%
Forget about Mensa, which claims its membership has the top 2% in IQ (I’m a life member and I can assure you that claim is as real as the Loch…
Bizarro World (It’s Not Your Mother’s Fault)
For those of you unfamiliar, “Bizarro” originated in the Superman Comics and was revived on Seinfeld. Essentially, it means “polar opposite,” so there was an evil anti-Superman, an anti-Earth, and…
Dumb Ass Stupid Marketing
I received the email below a couple of days ago (I’ve changed some names so as not to give them any publicity whatsoever): Hi Alan, My name is Sherry…
Breakfast Is Not Included
At my hotel in Hamburg the woman at the desk specified that breakfast was not included in my room rate. I ignored that and asked if I could upgrade to…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/26/16
My dogs are excellent at anticipating and picking up non-verbal cues. If I put on my gym shorts and sneakers, they go back to sleep, because they don’t come with…