Million Dollar Influence
(This is an excerpt from the forthcoming book by Gene Moran and me, Million Dollar Influence. https://www.amazon.com/Million-Dollar-Influence-Alan-Weiss/dp/1032340592/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2P1X7NNEISWMF&keywords=million+dollar+influence&qid=1663603049&sprefix=million+dollar+influence%2Caps%2C68&sr=8-1) The Dynamics of the Deal The authority figure in a business deal can appear…
Living the Dream
The test of a hobby or pastime or private “interest” is whether you can engage in it without thinking about your business, or worrying about issues that cause stress, or…
Looking Good
Showing up for my semi-annual physical, my doctor said, “You’re obviously healthy.” I find that many doctors immediately estimate whether someone looks sick or healthy before a single examination or…
Thank God There’s No Canine College
(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) Twice…
School Daze (Dumb Ass Stupid Management)
From the New York Times this morning: The high school class of 2023 received the lowest ACT test scores since 1991, a sixth year of consecutive decline. This isn’t about losing the…
Hypocrisy
Can someone explain why so many retail stores and coffee shops won’t accept any bills over $20Â when the twenty-dollar bill is the most counterfeited of all the US denominations? You…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/15/2022
My book Million Dollar Coaching begins with this exercise: Has anyone ever come to you asking for help or advice? Did you help or advise? If so, did the other…
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…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/19/2022
“If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.” Yes, but: There are 12 kinds of ducks with varying habits. Which one are you looking…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/10/2022
The unemployment rate is around four percent, which is almost at pre-pandemic levels, and most economists consider this full employment because those still unemployed are the chronically unemployed. The…