The Good Old Days
Trigger alert, this is semi-gross, but we couldn’t all afford our own sodas when we were kids so we would share a bottle. The way you “sanitized” it when it…
The View From Here
I’m in Newport this week conducting the Million Dollar Consulting® College. Each morning I awake to the beautiful view of the bay leading to the Atlantic. Some mornings it’s rough,…
Show A Little Respect
Be content with winning. Don’t insist that for you to really “win” the other person has to “lose.” I’ve known too many people who are not satisfied with victory and…
Help, I Need Somebody!
If you’re not doing as well as you believe you should growing your business, look inward, not outward. It’s not the economy, technology, competition, generational change, or climate change, it’s…
A Minute with Alan® — Australia
May 15th, 2024 Australia is a lovely country, and the people are quite nice. The problem is the food is lousy.
A Minute with Alan® — Tyranny of the Minority
May 23rd, 2024 Majority rule can force minorities into uncomfortable, unfair, unethical, and illegal positions.
Just How Far Does this Go?
I heard a diversity speaker, who did not have children, lecture us that she was “child-free” and not “childless.” I asked her later if that meant I were “child-burdened.” She…
A Minute with Alan® — Symbiosis
May 27th, 2024 What we need are less politicians and more symbiosis.
Direct Routes
Trying to “soften” what you’re saying, or being indirect because you fear how others might respond, is like going around the block to get next door. It takes much longer,…
How Are You Feeling Today?
Some days we simply don’t allow someone to merge or to turn left as they approach our car. Some days we politely stop and allow these moves. It’s not that…