Data-Driven
Having the “right data” is essential to managing a successful business and crucial for making decisions regarding investments.
Options vs. Choices
Wise choices lead to better options.
Moments in Time
May your moments be many and memorable.
Perspective
The answers you seek aren’t always in the tiny details, but they might be if you know where to look.
Code of Honor
Competing hard yet fairly in a messy and uncertain world can still lead to the highest levels of success.
Push the Envelope
There it was in all its ominous glory — SR-71 Blackbird— on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. My son and I stood in awe of the most extreme jet to fly at epic speeds and seemingly impossible altitudes. This aircraft and its pilots literally defined what it means to “push the envelope”. Very few of […]
The Long Game
It can be tempting to pursue the quick fix or the easy option, to play the short game. If what’s at stake is truly important, however, it’s wiser to play The Long Game. The short game requires quick reflexes. The long game requires strategy. Some combination of the two can prove useful, according to circumstances, […]
Market Maker
It’s not necessary to be listed in the Fortune 100 to be a market maker. You can choose that status for your company, but only if you are willing to invest the focus, discipline and action it takes to get there. Out of the millions of businesses, there are a small number generally recognized world-wide […]
Level Up!
This isn’t a new idea, but here’s a fresh angle to consider. Sure, you can approach tomorrow the same as today, next month the same as this one and next year, well, you get the idea. Then again, you can choose to continually “level up” and ultimately reach a higher level. Is the extra focus […]
Be Alert!
It’s useful to pay attention to your surroundings, since failure to do so can have costly consequences. Wildlife know this instinctively, since natural selection has programmed their awareness and responses; their very survival depends upon it. As humans, we need to consciously choose to be aware of being alert. To be merely awake is not […]