I’m sure we’ve all seen motivational posters in more than a few office spaces that suggest TEAM as an acronym representing “Together Everyone Achieves More.” Or, perhaps, we’ve been encouraged
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The Root of Our Rot is a Retreat from Responsibility
In the movie Cinderella Man, Russell Crowe plays the part of protagonist James Braddock. Braddock is a boxer in the US during the great depression. In those days, boxers could
No Laughing Matter
There’s an idea named after the economist that proposed it known as the Laffer Curve. It offers that a principal purpose of governments is to find the level of taxation
Turn Up the Heat
Peers are part of the look and learn cycle of our Evolution of Excellence. We may also have peers we seek to emulate related to being willing to leap. Dan
The Curse of Kindness
I was sharing stories about a friend that had recently passed away with a separate mutual friend. My friend mentioned that she recalled going shopping with our friend decades ago.
Making Metrics Matter
I was watching a docuseries on Netflix some time ago about Elon Musk’s Space-X. Space-X put together a crew of non-astronauts to be sent into space. Amongst the crew of
Two Ways to Write
Nietzsche introduced some of his ideas through a book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. In the story, Zarathustra spent a decade in self-imposed isolation. He wandered the wilderness seeking to make sense
DBO is No Way to Go
What happens to an Olympic athlete after they win a medal, particularly a gold one? They’re likely whisked off to a medal ceremony, then from one media interview to another.
Four Ways to Make Money
Consider four buckets of how people make a living or how our bread is buttered: Business Owners/Investors. Employees (Salary and Wage earners) working for Private businesses. Public Sector. Those that
A Man’s First Duty
“A man’s first duty is to himself” wrote Ayn Rand in Fountainhead. Before we can help anyone, we must take care of ourselves. Self-reliance is the start. Independence is the
