“Open-mindedness, critical thinking, and debate are essential to discovering the truth. They are our best antidotes to bigotry.” – Prof. Robert P. George, Princeton University, et al In response to the growing scourge of conformism and groupthink infecting college campuses, 17 noted professors from Yale, Princeton and Harvard published the[…] Read On
I’m always amazed by the persistence of popular maxims. Some, like “all that glitters is not gold” and “experience is the best teacher,” have always been true, while others, like “what you don’t know can’t hurt you” and “cleanliness is next to godliness,” were probably never true. And yet, they[…] Read On
Some of the most powerful life and business lessons are apparent paradoxes. I say “apparent” because once you learn to question popular dogma and look at things objectively, the paradoxes ultimately resolve into truths. I’m not making this up. It’s fundamental to how things work. It’s a yin and yang thing.[…] Read On
My wife Kim just wrapped up an intensive sommelier program and got the highest score of 25 people who took the level 2 certified somm exam. She studied, tested and tasted wine (not as fun as it sounds; they spit) like a crazed college student cramming for finals, except for three[…] Read On
As children, we learn that being a sore loser is a losing proposition and there’s nothing sadder than seeing someone we look up to wallow in self-pity. My dad used to say, “All’s fair in love and war.” In our household, that extended to pretty much everything. In other words,[…] Read On
Fallout from a lascivious love triangle at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) claimed the school’s dean, sparked lawsuits and countersuits, and threatened the reputation of one of the nation’s most prestigious business schools. And then GSB did the unimaginable, dragging Apple into the fray. Oh yes it did. What happens next[…] Read On
The other day I came across an article debunking myths about franchise coaches. I didn’t even know there was such a thing but they apparently do exist. The writer, Rick Bisio, certainly appears to have the chops for it, having spent years in the franchise industry and written a popular[…] Read On