Remember, as a child, watching futuristic cartoons where every family had a robot zipping around the house acting as a maid, butler and/or baby sitter? Well, apparently the future is NOW and the robots have arrived … just in time for the baby boomers to witness those fantasies become reality. Over the next 30 years,…
In today’s whirlwind business environment, we have far too many things to focus on … current national debt, mortgage crisis, healthcare crisis, jobs, food prices, oil prices, education, immigration, the environment, and social security to name a few. The media, in a variety of formats, hammers us on these issues almost hourly. While these issues…
It seems as though we’re being bombarded by media stories that make you want to scream: “What were they thinking?” It doesn’t matter if they’re talking about politics, sports, business, entertainment, or any other aspect of daily news. Some of these stories are simply hard to believe. We’re going to share a few of those…
A few days before this year’s Super Bowl, I wrote an article (Super Bowl Prices Force Creative Thinking) focusing on the creative thinking needed to cope with increased prices for this year’s spectacle. Super Bowl XLIII attracted 98.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched of all time. The game ranks behind only 1983’s M*A*S*H* finale…
The three men pictured here have been playing musical chairs for quite some time in their pursuit of the title of the richest man on the planet. That title has been extremely competitive in recent months. The man in the middle, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is Warren Buffett who currently holds that title…
Everyone’s talking change today and, when doing so, most conversations focus on the future and the many transformations we can anticipate. Seldom, if ever, do we take the time to look back at the many changes which have already taken place. There are very valuable lessons to be learned in this practice. Should you ever…
To celebrate National Time Management Month, I’d like to share an age-old Gem which was written by my favorite author, “Unknown.” Although it’s been handed down over the decades, it never ceases to offer a very relevant lesson which can benefit everyone in today’s chaotic world. Why not continue the tradition by passing it on…
Driving through town this past weekend, I couldn’t help but notice the obvious devastation to the local business community. Our two major local shopping malls, many shopping centers and the majority of strip malls all show evidence of the mounting economic pressure we see daily. On this one trip I couldn’t help but notice the…
In honor of February being National Time Management Month, I ask this question … Is “procrastination” a good thing or a bad thing? And the answer, of course, is YES. Sound confusing? Maybe on the surface. However, let’s dig a little deeper. Maybe it will clarify things if we begin with a definition of procrastination:…