No smoking. No parking. No loitering. No personal checks. No shirt, no shoes… no service! And what’s next, you wonder? No kidding. No, really—no kidding!
It has been said laughter is the best medicine. Maybe that’s why the government wants so badly to take over medicine, because no one seems to have a plan to cover laughter, anymore. Maybe there needs to be a [...]

I don’t trust people who “know” things.
Let me be clear: I have greatly benefitted from the knowledge of others. There are many things to learn all around us. There is no degree, title, badge, or uniform that offers clear delineation of whom may be a teacher in the school of life. If you want to find out who has [...]

In having any type of debate with another person, there are many reflexive responses that are identifiable fallacies that would never pass muster in even a Freshman-level debate club. People often turn to specious reasoning and personal attacks and diversions from the real subject when in the midst of confrontation. However, in my personal experience, if I’ve [...]

It seems we now live in a world where people are less inhibited about discussions of once-taboo topics. Ask anyone about religion or politics, and you’ll likely get an answer. And, many times, don’t ask—you’ll still get a very thorough accounting of someone else’s belief system. They’ll probably tell you how much money they made last year along [...]

At its heart, language serves to further understanding and inspire new thought. What we each possess in our own minds is uniquely powerful and unmatched in the natural world throughout all other species… the ability to become more than we once were and grow significantly beyond our natural instincts. Coupled with the ability to communicate complex ideas, [...]

Any business must, first and foremost, serve a need. There are plenty of needs out there, each representing a person in need. There are just as many clichés as how to best serve a need. Give a man a fish or teach him to fish. Common wisdom tells us that teaching a man to fish is greater both morally [...]

You’ve probably heard that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
I beg to differ!
Being a contrarian is nothing new for me, but examining such “common wisdom” is all a part of communication strategy. If the purpose of a question is to obtain information, then there are certainly questions that not only do not obtain, [...]

If it can be said that no good deed goes unpunished, then there are few things in life that are quite so punishing as loyalty in friendship. Sometimes, the more loyal one is to their friends, it only seems to beg the question in others if loyalty to one is inherently disloyal to another. Sometimes we can [...]

It’s a given that most people choose to avoid direct conflict… I don’t have empirical numbers to cite, but the anecdotal evidence in this case is overwhelming. Many of us perceive conflict as a waste of resources and energy and as being generally disorderly and uncivilized. Our perceptions of conflict often don’t come from the best examples… [...]

Okay, this has been a hot enough news topic, especially as it relates to strategy and planning, that I must address it.
Is Sarah Palin’s resignation a bright move, or is that glow about to flame out?
Several things… the first being is that whether it is the right move is something for her and her family [...]