I had all sorts of crappy jobs growing up. I was a foot messenger in mid-town Manhattan. I cleaned up blood and guts in a butcher shop. And after four and a half years of college and a BS degree in physics, I was a part time vault attendant at[…] Read On
I lead a relatively zen life, but it wasn’t always so. It took decades of sowing some pretty wild oats to finally come to a peaceful existence. For me, that’s as it should be. As the old saying goes, if youth is wasted on the young, then wisdom is wasted on[…] Read On
I was just reading a post on LinkedIn about a sales management candidate who apparently cancelled a job interview on short notice, saying he was in a bad car accident and his child had to be taken to the hospital. He provided this picture as evidence. Turns out the image[…] Read On
In a culture where everyone’s too distracted to remember more than a sound bite or a quote, everything gets taken out of context. Lost are those all-important assumptions, nuances, caveats, and tradeoffs that make all the difference when it comes to decision-making. Take “do what you love” and the essentially[…] Read On
Inspirational quotes are about as useless as they are annoyingly trite. Taken out of context, they often send the wrong message. But stories can provide powerful lessons that can change your life, if you experience them at just the right time in the right state of mind. I’ve had several such transformative experiences[…] Read On
Who decides the standard height of kitchen counters? Tables? Desks? Chairs? Toilets? Can you imagine what it must be like for a 7’ 6” NBA center like Yao Ming to sit with his knees up in his face? And how does he keep his laptop from sliding down? Maybe a[…] Read On
It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon and I’m doing what I do best … working. This morning I made brunch for the wifey and did my monthly invoicing. This afternoon I’ll be working on my new (secret) book project and then making dinner. It’s grilled Jamaican jerked chicken night at the[…] Read On