The Epidemical Spread of OOPS

The Epidemical Spread of OOPS

One of the things I love the most is believing I’m vigilantly aware of all things language — only to have some word, phrase, abbreviation, or acronym float through my consciousness about which I never had the vaguest inkling. Case in point: FUD. Prior to seeing...
Life In The Fast Lane

Life In The Fast Lane

Adapting and re-formulating your plans is necessary. Being static won’t get you ahead. A new destination may be one you were meant to conquer all along.

Some Things Never Change

Some Things Never Change

I saw the photo above on the Web the other day. It opened the floodgates. One day in early 1970, I was at the home of a friend, a neighbor who lived across the street from my childhood home. His name was Paul. He wanted me to hear the new Zenith console stereo his...
Indian Summer

Indian Summer

The business world will always ebb and flow, so you have to be flexible, or you will lose the people who matter most: Your clients!

Generalizations

Generalizations

People are complex beings made up of different experiences, driven by their brains’ generalizations, and trying to prosper in a sometimes-senseless world.

Be Nice

Be Nice

I can’t even tell you how badly I want to be making this up. Harvard Business Review (HBR) published an article called, “The Benefits of Saying Nice Things About Your Colleagues”. As I read, I didn’t know my jaw was hanging slack. But my panic...