The Common Sense of Affordable Value

The Common Sense of Affordable Value

If you publish an article like this, complicating otherwise simple, intuitive logic, you should expect some push-back. Here it is: The article’s subtitle is “All Value is Subjective”. Of course it is. If it weren’t, no one would pay for The War...
No More Lists, Please

No More Lists, Please

I recently read an article called, “Just How Sick of Leadership Posts Are We?” It’s unabashed in its disdain for leadership posts that are trite at best, deliberately deceitful at worst. (That’s a paraphrase and an understatement.) I have a...
Hyperinformationalism

Hyperinformationalism

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU’LL EVER READ! WE DON’T KNOW IF IT’S GOOD OR BAD! BUT IT’S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT! THAT’S WHY IT’S IN BOLD-FACED CAPITAL LETTERS SO YOU’LL KNOW IT’S IMPORTANT! SEE ALL THE...
Blow It Up

Blow It Up

When I launched O’Brien Communications Group (OCG) almost 11 years ago, I wondered: “When and how will I blow this thing up?” I had no intentions of destroying my fledgling business. Rather, I was determined to obviate the stultifying effects of...
Stranded in Airports and Other Blessings

Stranded in Airports and Other Blessings

Despite my Irish luck, and for the first time in my charmed life, I was recently stranded overnight in Toronto Pearson International Airport. I’d flown from Bradley International in Hartford, Connecticut, at 7:00 a.m., with a return flight scheduled at 8:55 that...
The Fast-Starting Billionaire

The Fast-Starting Billionaire

I was a slow starter. I did my best thinking and writing in the morning. But my body needed time to adjust from supine and senseless to vertical and viable. Everything changed when I found this article. It targets three areas: body, mind, and spirit. Since the body...