I recently took my staff on a virtual tour to let them experience firsthand the turmoil and chaos of my current undertaking: packing up two lifetimes of memorabilia, collectibles, and necessities from one home and moving it all 400 miles to my new residence. It’s not a pretty sight; in fact, it’s downright overwhelming. Every […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor today, and that we, as a nation, have sacrificed much over the years to have freedoms: speech, religion, press, the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Whatever your political persuasion, take a moment today to think of how you can best ensure […]
Choosing what rules to live by is a crucial part of one’s destiny. When values seem to be shifting, I hark back to a trip to South America where I was introduced to the Incan culture and was taken by the powerful but simple rules of that civilization. Incan rules: Don’t lie. Don’t steal. Don’t […]
Just thinking about “Lifetime Achievement” is a weighty subject. Recently my staff at corecubed nominated me for an award for Lifetime Achievement in Business. I was honored and humbled by their support and kind words of nomination, but it got me to thinking about achieving goals in a lifetime. When you are younger, goals are related […]
If you’re one who hits the snooze button multiple times, can only survive a Monday morning with strong coffee and the realization that you only need to get through 104 hours before the weekend comes again, I’ve got a revelation for you. Half a world away, in Stockholm, resides the Epicenter innovation center, where scores […]
Call it the silver tsunami, the pig in the python, the aging of America…whatever you call it, we are unprepared for the needs it’s poised to present. And in the same way Harvey surprised a region with devastation so widespread that rescue and relief efforts are inadequate, our nation as a whole will, within 10-15 […]
Whether you are pursuing a business dream or a personal goal, the key is to keep at it. For many years I had this quote taped to my monitor so I could see it each and every day, “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common […]
When you set out to accomplish something, anything, how do you start? Is it not usually with a vision? You see the finish line, or the finished product, or the larger expanse of possibilities ahead of you. Whether in business or in life, you accomplish more if you start with that vision thing. To recap […]
