Complaining about government is a time-honored tradition pretty much no matter where you live. It’s just a fact of life that the folks in power are going to do some things that just don’t seem to make sense. Quite often, it boils down to a difference of opinion about this policy [...]
One of the hot topics in business over recent years has been “the purpose-driven company.” According to Forbes, “With purpose, a company can create positive value that is far greater than the sum of its parts.” I think this is a good thing – but it’s not really revolutionary. As an [...]
Here’s a tasty tidbit… According to CNBC, a new sandwich from Popeyes Chicken has stock analysts buzzing. Demand for their spicy entrée into the chicken sandwich market overwhelmed supplies – and in August of 2019 the fryers ran dry. No sandwiches could be found. Here’s a bottom line recap for those [...]
One of the monsters of film was a portly and very dry-witted Englishman by the name of Alfred Hitchcock. With a career that produced such awesome titles as "Vertigo," "Rear Window," "North by Northwest," and "The Birds," Hitchcock was known for his total dedication to craft and a wry sense of [...]
Dudes & Dudettes, A happy September Saturday to you. Yours truly has successfully skirted a brutal neighbor get together so I can watch the annual Iowa Hawkeye beatdown over Moo U....errr...Iowa State. Sadly, The Princess has several family members who attended the Cow College. They're now gainfully employed in animal husbandry [...]
I returned to the classroom last night and thanks to the folks at Advance Your Reach, I was able to make FMT's incredibly boring materials sound interesting. In this video, I share some of the tactics I learned and applied. If you aren't using the power of the stage in your [...]
Today's Puzzle: We get the question quite a lot about whether someone needs a financial advisor so Dan Cuprill shares a real-life example of a couple he worked with to provide a case study for how the process plays out. We’ll call them the Parkers, and we’ll walk through their first [...]
Today's Puzzle: No one wants to think about death but thinking about how your assets will be handled when you’re gone is a necessary part of life. Effective estate planning can leave you in control of your hard-earned money and investments, but it can also make the process clear and efficient [...]
One of my favorite TV shows is “Gold Rush” on the Discovery Network. The first episode aired December 3, 2010 and it’s been running strong ever since, including several spinoffs. It focuses on the efforts of several teams of miners, each seeking to extract a fortune in gold using the latest [...]
Well, this is something I didn’t expect… In a recent New York Times article, the author warns us that not only could Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over many jobs, for many workers already it’s acting as their BOSS. It seems that companies like MetLife and Amazon are now using AI technology [...]
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