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Are You Destined for Success? Take This Quiz and Find Out.

Ever wonder if you’re a born business leader. Ever think that success just might be in the cards for you? Me neither. But just for kicks, take this quick quiz and find out if maybe there’s a little Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in you. Hey, you never know. Scoring is just[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 8, 2015 in
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Why Americans are Miserable and Broke

Want to know why the gap between the haves and the have-nots keeps growing? The haves live within their means. They don’t waste their hard-earned money on all the crap that American consumers spend billions, maybe even trillions, on each year. We have an almost insatiable appetite for just about[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 7, 2015 in
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Double Bubble Trouble

When stocks and other asset classes seem overvalued, we ask if we’re in a bubble. For a while, fools try to explain it away with lines like, “It’s different this time because [fill in the blank with ever more creative forms of denial].” When we can no longer deny that[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 2, 2015 in
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Apple Will Devour Google’s Alphabet Soup

The niche concept is huge in marketing, but it’s actually a pretty big deal in positioning anything, whether it’s a company, a product or a person. And no, they’re not all the same. You are not a product. Don’t even get me started. First things first. It’s not pronounced “nēsh”[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 1, 2015 in
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Fiorina and Hurd Did Not Decimate HP – They Saved It

Real Leaders Don’t Follow is full of lessons learned the hard way – through real world experience with big bucks and executives’ careers on the line – but none more important than the one portrayed in the book’s final chapter, The Evolved Leader, which also happens to be my favorite.[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on November 30, 2015 in
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Snob-Free Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Tips

Step away from the Cabernet. That’s right, just walk away. The last thing you want for Thanksgiving or any traditional holiday dinner is a lot of tannins, and Cabernet Sauvignon is the undisputed king of tannins. What are tannins? Beats me. I just know they’re in wine – some more[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on November 25, 2015 in
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There’s No App for Real Life

When it comes to the media, nobody’s more cynical than I am. It’s all about getting folks to click and generate advertising revenue, right? Well, yes and no. There’s definitely one big exception. Some of us, albeit a small and probably shrinking number, are neither motivated nor compensated by page[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on November 23, 2015 in
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