We don’t need a silver bullet. We need silver buckshot.– Md. State Delegate Sue Kullen. Through lucky circumstance, I happened to meet Delegate Kullen over lunch, soon after she had been talking with some of the nation’s leading Democrats about health care. The gist of her comment is that the […]
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There’s Nothing as Dangerous as an Idea When It’s the Only One You Have. — Bill O’Hanlon in Do One Thing Different — and other uncommonly sensible solutions to life’s persistent problems.
It is not the same to talk of bulls as to be in the bullring.–Spanish proverb. Yes, some analysts can give good advice about things they don’t do themselves. But beware the business advisor who speaks with 100% confidence about something they only watch from the sidelines. I help clients […]
Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things. – Robert Louis Stevenson
“You have to like helping people.” Today I heard that twice in the span of two hours: the first time from a bridal consultant, and the second time from a hotel concierge. They both love their jobs. They can’t imagine being successful or happy in any service job without having […]
“Welcome to Great Harvest Bread Company! Would you like to try a free sample?” If you’ve been to one of their franchises, you’ve heard the welcome. When my cousin Rich was younger, he’d go into the Chapel Hill NC store and ask for a big slice of bread, which he’d […]
For some reason, I dip into this book again and again. Lewis writes about his time at Salomon Brothers in the early 1980s, but the stories still seem painfully relevant, 25 years later. I’m glad I don’t work on Wall Street. How about you? When it came to speculation, European […]