My outlook is MY choice

I found this interesting interactive New York Times poll, on the outlook people have about jobs, the economy, next generation’s future, and people’s spending plans for next year. I know I’m torturing myself by reading these things but I came upon it and found something remarkable and wanted to share. The interactive poll is a cool way to visualize how people are feeling these days. You click on the question and then the images move from one side of the […]

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New Rules for My 1st Grader

My 6-year-old daughter came into my basement office today and started goofing around while I was really focused on finishing something important. I just needed a few more minutes so to keep her occupied, I asked her to keep herself busy by writing whatever she wanted on the board behind my desk. After a few minutes she remarked, “Huh, there’s a lot of NOs papa”, as she pointed to the list she almost completed. I turned around and noticed that […]

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Tough Talk Tuesday

Once in a while you’ve got to kick yourself to get motivated in these times full of uncertainty, unpredictability, complexity and chaos. So this is my personal tough talk to myself as I left the house this Tuesday morning as I made my hour plus commute to the city. Hey Bob, Today’s the day to get off your laurels and do something different. Stop putting things off just because you are unsure where things will go. Who really knows what […]

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Everyone’s Job

Sam is a lawyer by training and works for a company doing what he is supposed to do – be a lawyer.  He’s actually a pretty good one as the Deputy General Counsel of a company which is in the plastics and tubing business.  He was at home one weekend and happened upon the ABC TV show called Shark Tank, where at-home inventors go into the “Shark Tank” and pitch their ideas to established entrepreneurs/investors who would consider investing money […]

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Everyone’s Job

Sam is a lawyer by training and works for a company doing what he is supposed to do – be a lawyer.  He’s actually a pretty good one as the Deputy General Counsel of a company which is in the plastics and tubing business.  He was at home one weekend and happened upon the ABC TV show called Shark Tank, where at-home inventors go into the “Shark Tank” and pitch their ideas to established entrepreneurs/investors who would consider investing money […]

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