Although the Labor Day holiday has evolved into a weekend that commemorates the end of summer, it began with a very different intention. In an attempt to appease unhappy workers, President Grover Cleveland proposed a holiday to honor their accomplishments.…
Like Rick Steves, when I have to fill in the occupation line on a form, I write, “teacher.” Even though I do other things, I’ve always thought of myself that way. I even have credentials to prove it,…
A reader sent me a message today asking if I’d write about dealing with—and I quote— the heartbreak of starting a business. Would I! And I’d start by dumping the word heartbreak. Let’s tone it down a bit…
Before I started my first business in 1974, I went looking for all the information I could find. I haunted my local library trying to find something that could help me start the kind of business I envisioned:…
The other day one of my Twitter friends posted a message that said, “Listening to two 50-year-old men complaining about their boss Never want that to be me.” I’ve eavesdropped on those kinds of conversations myself and am…
1. Do not take advice from uninformed sources.
2. Do not confuse an expense with an investment.
3. What I don’t know can be learned…or hired.
4. Personal growth is a daily discipline.
5. Do not confuse a project with…
Here in Las Vegas, we post the odds in our casinos. They are not in your favor. That does not seem to dissuade people from attempting to beat them, of course.
I learned about more favorable…
