Three people sit around a table chatting happily. Work. Family. Friends. Crazy adventures. Add a glass or two of wine. Stories get embellished, and you’re in a mood to solve the mysteries…
Category: Advice (page 4)
Do the Math
Basic math is easy. Higher math is mind-bending. “Do the math.” That’s heard most frequently. Its meaning is simple: Add the positives, subtract the negatives, and voilà, you have the answer. …
Snap Judgments and Quick Responses
Is this how you really feel? Or is it a product of the moment? We all make snap judgments. It’s part of our survival instinct. Our brains need a way of processing…
6 Bad Habits That’ve Become Common
Forget making New Year Resolutions. Instead, stop doing these 6 things. Stop lying. The beautiful thing about telling the truth is that you don’t have to remember what story you told.…
Clarity & Trust
In order to earn a client’s trust, you can’t miss the target. Why do some clients return again and again? Because Fixers are alchemists who turn chaos into clarity. They’ve earned their…
Rushing for the Exits
Do something that endangers the public, and you may find yourself isolated. Even in Japan, the land of the keiretsu — interlocking business and shareholding relationships where partners are helped through difficult…
Truthiness
It’s a fun word for a bad idea. Hard to say — and even think — without smiling. Try. What’s it mean? “Preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather…
Sounds Good
Tell inconsistent stories and you lose credibility. “Some of my fondest memories are of things that never happened,” a prominent lawyer and raconteur told hundreds of guests at a retirement party, poking…
Small Fibs. Higher Truths.
True believers won’t budge. Middle can be persuaded. “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” ~ Mark Twain?1 Wanna make a point? Dress it up with statistics. Adds oomph to your…
Wall of Worry
We all have worries. Left on their own, they skew our vision and consume us. They crowd out factors that are positive — and even those that are neutral. Consider investors who…