Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 1, 2021 Adam Grant, a famous Wharton professor, has a new book, “Think Again.” Don’t think twice. It’s all right. Read it. I am consumed with trying to make good decisions for myself as well as teaching and coaching others how to make good decisions. This decision-making business […]
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Ownership fit and financing must hit the right balance
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 22, 2021 Ownership and motivation and financing are inextricably linked in any effort to create a significant company, and fitting all the pieces together neatly is as much an art as a science. Recently, a client came in to prepare for his roadshow to raise some serious money. […]
Positivity is great, but fears also part of being human
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 15, 2021 “Put on a Happy Face” is a song from the musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” Enough of this optimistic, smiling joyful engagement. Let’s get real and recognize that Armageddon looms just around the corner. OK, maybe I am a little out there on this, but to reel […]
Millennials and manifesting — is Gen Z onto something?
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 8, 2021 “The Power of Positive Thinking,” 1952, by Norman Vincent Peale, was on the New York Times Best Sellers list for 186 consecutive weeks. The book blended a heady stew of religion-psychiatry with a light touch of bright shamanism, served with a creamy garlic sauce of Horatio […]
Ask sensitive questions — but be sure to do it carefully
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 1, 2021 I don’t mean to pry or be too personal, but tell me true how do you feel about sex, religion, politics, money, diversity and your ex-wife? Those are what are called “sensitive questions.” In certain venues, you could get shot for asking them. But it turns […]
Entrepreneurs, don’t be so darn hard on yourselves
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, January 25, 2021 If my parents couldn’t love me, how can I ever love myself? And if they always found me inadequate, how can I ever be worthy of anything? OK, let’s all take a breath, and no, I am not suicidal. I have indulged in what is known […]