“In the interview on Thursday, Mr. Musk alternated between laughter and tears.” – New York Times If you got anything from the New York Times’ revealing interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, it’s that the billionaire entrepreneur is completely miserable. The man is stressed out, sleep deprived, paranoid that short-sellers[…] Read On
Few things are more traumatic than surgery. While the nurses were prepping me for my latest procedure, my blood pressure started to spike. Every time they took a measurement it was way high. Puzzled, the OR nurse said, “Are you feeling OK Mr. Tobak?” “Well, let me see. I haven’t[…] Read On
Sometimes I think the best advice I can anyone with a job is this: Try not to be an idiot. If people would just use a little common sense in the workplace, business pundits would starve. And we certainly wouldn’t need prescriptive nonsense on what bosses and employees should and[…] Read On
We all want to be success stories. Stars. Winners. What if I told you that the best way to get there is to always be the underdog? To never be satisfied with your own accomplishments. That adversity makes us strive that much harder to succeed. And that competitive spirit is[…] Read On
Another fine hot sunny Saturday afternoon in Silly Valley. Got a gazillion things to do but don’t feel like doing any of them, so I check out Twitter and find #IfIHad24HoursLeft trending. Realizing that tweeting is the last thing I want to be doing if time is running out, I[…] Read On
One of the biggest challenges we all have to overcome is the notion that others have it better than we do. In the age of social media it’s all too easy to get caught in the trap of “Why isn’t my [career, business, life … fill in the blank] taking[…] Read On
Tell me again why I bother blogging on Fridays in the summertime? Everyone’s either on vacation, getting a jump on the weekend beach traffic or just screwing off somewhere. Is anyone even out there. Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? If it’s ok with you (what am I saying, there’s nobody else here,[…] Read On