66. IS THERE A POSITIVE IN THINKING NEGATIVE?
Many thanks to Rabbi Abe Hardoon for introducing me to this idea. Is there a positive in thinking negative?The answer, of course, is no. We [...]
62. WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
My son, Isaac, turned me on to psychology professor Carol Dweck and her “mind set” theory. She began her PhD dissertation by asking this question: [...]
61.WHAT IS A MIRACLE?
An observant Jewish friend of mine relayed this story to me. It was Friday night and the Sabbath had already come in and his son [...]
60. FROM YOUR LIPS
Abracadabra. This is an incantation that has been used in magic for centuries. The source of this word is unclear but it has a profound [...]
59. SEPARATING THE WINNERS FROM THE LOSERS
Winners and losers. I have always hated this determination. How does one qualify for either of these titles? Is a winner one who is successful, [...]
58. HOW TO CREATE OUR BEST EXPERIENCES
When an event occurs, how do we know whether it is a good thing or bad thing? For example: Jim Henson (who created The Muppets) [...]
57. NOW KNOW KNOW
I would like write about an idea that relates back to my last blog 56. (Don’t) Believe Your Eyes. I was watching a movie a [...]
56. DON’T BELIEVE YOUR EYES
A truth of the human experience is that we use our five senses in trying to understand our world. But this reliance can create significant [...]
55. RIDING THE WAVE
Related to my last post, I would like to share another business truth. I call it the Bell Curve Syndrome. Think of a sequence of [...]
54. THE GREAT PARADOX OF BUSINESS
There are two rules to being successful in business that appear to be a paradox. The first is Sequence. Most people fail in business because [...]