As I write this post, there are federal investigations ongoing into meddling in America’s elections last year by Russia, a hostile foreign power. There are daily discussions about protecting investigators and members of the Justice Department from interference or firing by some of the subjects of these investigations. This is HUGE. This is Nixon level …
Month: December 2017
You Are The Hero
Change is inevitable. The pendulum effect holds that trends in culture, politics, etc., tend to swing back and forth between opposite extremes. Still, moving forward doesn’t happen by accident. People resist change even if it will eventually be good for them. Change can be hard, but progress is made up of steps forward as we learn …
Work On That Pitch
Sales is a tough field even when you’ve been at it long enough to have a good pitch. It’s one of my weaknesses; I won’t sell something to someone who doesn’t need it or cannot afford it. I can’t. As soon as I’ve determined a potential customer’s needs and realize my company’s products are not …
Through
“I’m just tired of all of this. I want the America back that I grew up in.” A common thread in conversation lately, that quote above is from someone I follow. The person who said it isn’t important; what is important is the sentiment. Sometimes the context is the disgusting way our elected representatives are …
Never Trust A Republican
There’s a weird trend now. You’ll find a short list of some ways this Republican or that made the wrong choice between being a decent person who represents their constituents or a greedy, reckless yes-man. At the end of the list, a relentlessly positive or downright naïve person brings up one not-completely-horrible-thing that Republican has …