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Fulfillment 9 Jan 2013 | 12:53 am
Many of us have dreams and aspirations that place us somewhere in life different from where we are. The presence of a gap between where one is … and where one desperately wants to be … is often painfu...
10 Steps Toward The Willpower You Want For The New Year 4 Jan 2013 | 08:53 pm
1. Write down exactly what you want. The act of putting your thoughts into words means specificity and many studies have shown that the more precise the goal, the more likely the achievement. 2. Take ...
Reading Between The Lines 17 Aug 2012 | 12:07 am
One of the skills that I work on, and believe is very valuable, is trying to figure out what people are REALLY saying when they are moving their lips. For example, a single female friend of mine went ...
The Most Painful Gap 14 Aug 2012 | 01:06 am
Some people are happy with where their careers reside. They feel fulfilled, fairly compensated, and satisfied with their status in life. Some others do not feel that way. Instead they sense a gap – a ...
Someone Who Cares 27 Jun 2012 | 10:58 pm
In my view, one of the best things a business person can do is find professionals to work with who actually care about that person. As an attorney for 30 years, I know that most of my contemporaries ...
How To (Nicely) Tell Someone To Be Quiet 28 Mar 2012 | 06:03 am
It’s the end of a long day. I have one more stop to make. The person I am going to see will want to chat. I just want to complete our business – quick and simple – then go home. I really like the per...
Derivatives 21 Mar 2012 | 09:35 am
In the financial world, a derivative is a product whose value is tied to another asset. For example, any type of option – where an owner has the right to buy or sell an asset for a set price at some ...
When To Intersect A Deal? 14 Mar 2012 | 07:29 am
Let’s say you are interested in buying a house (or other asset), and the house has just gone on the market. The asking price is $X. You believe the correct value of the house is 80% of $X. When do yo...
The Start-Up Of You 7 Mar 2012 | 07:40 am
Reid Hoffman is the founder of LinkedIn and a serial entrepreneur (someone always starting businesses). He recently wrote a book titled, The Start-Up of You. Hoffman believes, as do I, that every per...
The Finest Line In Sales 29 Feb 2012 | 04:45 am
Any person trying to persuade another has to walk a fine line between passion and patience. In order to sell someone on a product, service, or idea, one must be passionate, informed, committed, and e...
