Planning the Deck Chairs
There is no “perfect time” to do something. If it’s important, simply do it. Don’t get involved in elaborate plans, stay light on your feet, and make changes as you…
Sorry, Keep Your Money
No amount of money in the world can give you class. And you can have a great deal of class with very little money. My wife was approached while doing…
Cement
Here’s the question you ask before you leave a buyer who has agreed to consider a proposal which you’ll create and send within 24 hours: “Is there anything at all…
Episode 114: Vietnam
Being a description of a place I once tried to avoid and have no need to return to. We tend to lose proportion without experiencing other ways of life.
Episode 115: The Ugly Side
Those aspects of humanity from which we should all learn some lessons. Some human habits are just disgusting, and I need to vent about this.
Convulsed?
The Times headline this morning reported the country “convulsed” over impeachment. I’m in Manhattan at the moment, and I can’t find any convulsing. It looks like business as usual. “Eye of…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! I wish you health, wisdom, and prosperity.
Your Attention, Please
I was introduced once at an awards ceremony as “one of the three geniuses in this organization.” I asked my introducer what was going on with that phrase after my…
Deep Secrets of Marketing
If you want inexpensive, highly accurate marketing guidance, ask your existing buyers what they read, what events they attend, and to whom they listen for advice. That’s where you publish,…
If You Want Affection, Get A Dog
Stop craving affection and start generating respect. You accomplish that by demonstrating how you can improve my life, not by pandering or telling me how good you are. Prospective buyers…