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The Worst Things Money Can Buy

The Worst Things Money Can Buy
As we rapidly advance through the holiday season, I'm wondering how the retail sales numbers for Black Friday will be this year. With our national debt at all-time highs and our economy in the midst of a recovery, one would think holiday sales figures would be stagnant year-over-year (yoy) or possibly face a steep decline. Unfortunately, that's rational…
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Analyze This: The Lasting Impression of a Great Professor

Analyze This: The Lasting Impression of a Great Professor
In my book, Welcome to the Big Leagues, I mentioned a little about the glory days of attending graduate school at the University of San Francisco (USF), and how that experience has forever bettered my life. When I reflect on this period, a past nearly 15 years ago, many great things come to mind. I'm reminded of my ambition,…
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The Hypocrisy of Celebrity Activists and Donkey Cheese

The Hypocrisy of Celebrity Activists and Donkey Cheese
America has become best known as a melting pot, welcoming people from many different countries, races, and religions, all hoping to find freedom, new opportunities, and a better way of life. Unfortunately, when things melt together they don't always blend tastefully. If you need a visual consider cheeses; where some are sweet, savory, and even stinky.…
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The fine line between deceive and achieve

The fine line between deceive and achieve
Many believe there's a thin line between love and hate. Personally, I'm still on the fence and somewhat baffled by this depiction. Love and hate are two emotionally charged words that are polar opposites. However, since both feelings involve a great deal of passion, and passion is said to borderline insanity, I guess it's no stretch to see a line drawn.…
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Two steps and one leap towards greatness

Two steps and one leap towards greatness
Before we discuss how to become great, let's define what it means to be great. Greatness is that heightened sense, feeling and state of superiority that allows us to believe our actions, talents and abilities are better than those of most others. There are many books and videos on the market promising to teach us how to…
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Failure To Thrive

Failure To Thrive
Many doctors use the term failure to thrive (FTT), to describe a state of decline in elderly patients, which could be brought on by chronic diseases or functional impairments. Manifestations of this condition include weight loss, decreased appetite, poor nutrition, and inactivity. The most prevalent syndromes and predictive adverse outcomes of patients with FTT include: Reduced Physical Function,…
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America Leaps Into The ‘Stoned’ Age

America Leaps Into The ‘Stoned’ Age
Since last December, when Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos surprised Charlie Rose of 60 Minutes with the futuristic plan of air-delivering packages door-to-door by drones, the debate and controversy was quick to spread across America. While most were tormented over the alleged invasion of privacy, I was reminded of another, less attractive, definition of the word drone that continues to plague America (drone: a…
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Bill O’Reilly, Take Him or Leave Him?

Bill O’Reilly, Take Him or Leave Him?
Every so often I enjoy blogging about people who interest me and knew it would only be a matter of time before mentioning the conspicuous, and mildly eccentric, Bill O'Reilly, cable television's greatest political commentator. My first memories of Bill date back to shortly after graduating high school, when I watched him as a host on a new…
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I Can’t Reach You: Timeless Skills For A 5-Gen Workplace

I Can’t Reach You: Timeless Skills For A 5-Gen Workplace
The fact that there will soon be five generations in the workplace at once comes as no surprise. Nor does the certainty that products of Generation Z, those born after the global adoption of the internet and eCommerce, will be vastly different from the four groups to precede them. But before we discuss the skills we all need to…
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The Change Up

The Change Up
In baseball, the change up is a pitch that is meant to confuse the batter. The off-speed pitch is thrown to look like a fastball, but when the ball arrives much slower to the plate it's often too late for the batter, who has already been deceived on timing. In the business world, managing change can be…
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