One of the highlights of my week is the quiet morning when I sit down with a cup of coffee and confront my glowing computer screen. It stares blankly back at me, and I know what it wants: The first … Continue reading
One of my favorite books ever is “Life and Death in Shanghai” by Nien Cheng. Cheng was a remarkable woman, someone I had the opportunity to spend some time with and meet in the 1990s, in Washington DC. The book … Continue reading
Does honesty matter in business? A reader recently wrote me about his employer. He states he has a new sales job which for the most part is fun, and pays well. However, he’s being told to lie to customers that … Continue reading
I often find myself smiling when you’ve tackled a topic I was just thinking about. What I have most appreciated about your daily articles is how you integrate current events, psychology and philosophy together and show a practical application of … Continue reading
A woman once provided me with a brilliant analogy about living in an abusive relationship. I asked her how she put up with it so long. She replied, “It’s kind of like being in a room with a foul odor. … Continue reading
I grew up in the house of altruism. My mother made it very clear that as a single mother she had sacrificed her life for her children; that she had given up her own happiness, cashed in her entire retirement … Continue reading
Chain restaurants in the United States will be required to list calorie information on their menus starting in December 2016. Chick-fil-A said that it did not reduce calories in its menu items because it decided to start posting them. “We … Continue reading
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Socialist/Democratic candidate for president, Bernie Sanders, does not like the maverick, hugely successful private taxicab service, Uber. He says it’s too “unregulated.” For that reason, he has “serious problems” with Uber. Stop and think. What does it mean to say … Continue reading
The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt. — Ayn Rand, author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said it best: “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” And it works both ways! If you underestimate your potential, or if you ignore … Continue reading
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