Happy Easter and Happy Passover
Easter is the holiest of the holidays for Catholics and many Protestants. It follows a time of reflection (Lent) not dissimilar from Yom Kippur in that regard. And, of course,…
Doom Loop
The doom loop traps you when: you need cash, you’re nervous about the meeting with the prospect because you need cash, you’re ineffective in the meeting because you’re nervous, you…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/7/18
I’m rather famous for asking people, “What’s your point?” I don’t ask it sarcastically once they’ve finished a statement, I ask them curiously in mid-sentence because I can’t figure out…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/14/18
I’ve always found kids to be incredibly resilient. We tend to underestimate them. When I’ve had to counsel people considering or in the midst of a divorce, I’ve told them…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/4/18
Learning is abstract and often useless unless it’s reified. The theory of how to ride a bike, steer a car, or ski downhill isn’t very useful until you practice it,…
Cutting to the Chase
I visited a new salon for a haircut, since my old salon nearly killed me with a hair dryer. At the new place, I made the appointment with the owner.…
This Is Only For Those Who Are Reading This
Some guy wrote to tell me that my blog doesn’t draw as many people as it should because I don’t do whatever it was he suggested I do and write…
The Weight of Political Correctness
This is from reader Doug MacKenzie and demonstrates the bizarre edge we teeter on with people who believe they’re on some higher moral plane: “Alan—hope you are enjoying summer. I…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 8/13/18
Some time ago, a beautiful supermodel was on a morning talk show hawking a cosmetic line. She mentioned “foundation” which I’m thinking is a sort of base covering, and said,…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 8/20/18
The rabbits have returned to Nantucket (many were killed by poison intended to kill ticks). Some mornings they’re outside the house, some mornings they’re not. I never understood their schedule,…