I think that we’d all agree that the last couple of weeks have been brutal ones for our various markets: the stock market closed Friday at 2004 levels, Oil is at an all-time high, and the real estate market here in Michigan continues to plunge to new lows. And all I keep hearing is doom and gloom from the chicken-littles here. And it’s not just the media that’s perpetuating and worse yet – AMPLIFYING these…
Category: Rants and Raves
The Journey is THE Thing
Call it blinding flash of the obvious number, what? 87 or 88 for me at least? But after spending the last 25 years or so always looking out toward the future, I figured out a couple of weeks ago that the journey is really the thing.  Those of you that have already figured that out are wondering what the big deal is and why I’m writing about it.  Those that haven’t figured it…
Even as a Die-Hard Mac User I Think This is Funny . . .
And true I have to admit. I still want one though! Â Â Â
How to Get More Done in the Next Seven Days Than You Did All Last Month
I happen to be pretty adept at getting things done. A LOT of things done. I have to be. I have a high visibility job with a global consulting firm and a client that is one of the top three biggest companies in the world. I serve on three committees in my community. I have four kids, a wife, and a terminally ill mother at home, I coach my son’s hockey team and I have…
Do, or Do Not – There is No Try
My oldest paid me a very nice compliment yesterday. Like probably most grade school kids with cable, ours have been glued to the television at 8pm last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as one of the cable channels has been playing the Star Wars movies in order. It reminds me of the times when my parents used to let us stay up and watch every time a new Godzilla movie…
Are You a “Half Empty” or “Half Full” Type of Person?
A friend of mine emailed me last week with an article that forecast more bad news. And he, I think tongue in cheek, suggested that I must be doing cartwheels because the bad news for the housing market was great news to me. That got me thinking again about the power of perspective. You see, a great many of the historically grand fortunes in this country were made by people going against the grain. Buying when…