I recently read a summary of an interesting piece of research that is somewhat counterintuitive at first glance but upon deeper reflection makes more sense and it’s the cornerstone for one of life’s great metaphors, you’ll see what I mean.
Little Bets -What We Can Afford to Lose vs.…
This week’s blog post continues with the second half of the summary of Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art by Stephen Nachmanovich. Every creative person is constantly faced with obstacles that get in the way of their productivity. And these can be brutal.
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Since this is the week my book (March 2015) officially comes out in bookstores, I would be remiss not to acknowledge it. Writing a book has been on my bucket list for a while so I’m excited and proud to have completed such a monumental goal.
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It’s great to be back blogging after a long sabbatical [2014] that had CWS and I focused on an extraordinarily time-consuming, complex, and large portfolio recapitalization. In addition, I have also been spending a lot of time doing open heart surgery on the book I’m working on via a comprehensive reorganization and re-write.
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This week is the 10th anniversary of my website going live, and during this decade, I have fortunately been able to write a blog each week without interruption. It has helped me become more observant and focused while on vacations knowing I will write about some of them while away.
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I’ve been focused on my book the last few weeks so I thought I would focus on some other authors and convey some of the wisdom I’ve discovered from them.
One of the reasons I enjoy my Kindle so much is that it tracks all of my highlights and notes which makes it very easy to go back and review them.
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Last week was very busy as I was in Austin for most of it to attend and present at our first company national meeting since 2019. The trip also included participating in two advisory board meetings. In order to meet my weekly blog commitment,
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One of the great books I’ve read about marketing is Positioning by Ries and Trout. It is considered a classic and one of the definitive books on the subject. The authors make the simple assertion that marketing is ultimately about accepting that perception is the reality.
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I recently read Andrew Carnegie’s autobiography and found it so compelling that I’m going to focus the next few blog posts on some areas of insight and wisdom that I think all investors, business people, and wealthy individuals, in general, could benefit from.
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There is a reason why some catchy phrases and words of advice hang around for a long time. They are usually pretty accurate. “Dress for Success” is one of those. The adage is used to help people shift their mindset from one of scarcity and limited thinking to one that is much more abundance and optimism oriented.
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