Some folks are so selfish and self-involved they have no idea what’s going on around them. Since these narcissists genuinely believe the world revolves around them, they use the world and everyone and everything in it as an extension of their own egos. The problem is, they have driver’s licenses.[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: April 2018
This Is How Trump Can Make America Great Again
I wrote the following column right after Donald Trump won the 2016 election. He’s met many of his campaign promises in a relatively short time but, in my view, has a long way to go to MAGA. What do you think? Some say Donald Trump made too many campaign promises.[…] Read On
Competition, for Lack of a Better Word, Is Good
People have a remarkable capacity for putting off the inevitable and making life way harder than it has to be. I’m not talking about procrastinating. Everyone procrastinates; it’s not that big a deal. I’m talking about creating enormous imaginary obstacles and using them as excuses not to take any action[…] Read On
James Comey, a Bureaucrat’s Bureaucrat
Watching former FBI director James Comey self-destruct before our very eyes would be sad if it wasn’t so nauseating; the way he paints himself as some paragon of virtue and higher purpose while selling out for a tell-all book, judging everyone but himself and obsessing like a jilted lover over[…] Read On
15 Things Every Leader Should Know About Business
Startup founders and small business owners are usually experts in their field and passionate about their work. Ironically, that’s why most fail. They don’t know a thing about running a business and, for the most part, don’t care to learn. Sooner or later, that trips them up. Sadly, the same[…] Read On
About The Whole ‘Sending Love and Healing Thoughts’ Thing
Now that senseless attacks like what happened in Toronto and Nashville are covered 24×7 by the click-happy media that never lets a good tragedy go to waste, the Twitterati and Instagramites have gotten into the habit of “sending love and healing thoughts” to people they’ve never even met. Sometimes entire[…] Read On
The Real Reason Hillary Clinton Lost
No high achievement is ever attained without adversity. It’s the fortitude to face and fight any obstacle that stands in our way that separates winners from losers. But long-term success can breed complacency and hubris that leaches that fortitude to fight right out of us. The most notable example of[…] Read On