Spring Clean Your Desk

Each time a new month turns over, you might decide to spring clean your desk…even if it isn’t yet spring (or, even if it is summer, fall or winter.) Speaking of winter, this one has been especially difficult all across Read More …

First Is Better

Being first is better if … You invent the new thing and keep market share for generations You create the product and then everyone calls it that forever (Q-tip, Kleenex, Coke, Earbuds) You’re the oldest (not that you have any Read More …

Negative Space

All around us is negative space – in the words of what people say, in the thoughts of your mind when you don’t focus on the positive, when you can’t even see what has been “written” on the wall. Strictly Read More …

The Whole Jar

Most people would think it decadent and indulgent to eat the whole jar of…anything. Jam Olives Candy Pickles Bonbons Cookies Yet, today the restaurant where a long time friend of mine and I enjoyed a leisurely (and long overdue) brunch Read More …

This Is Not Business As Usual

This is not business as usual. It’s different. Things change but you still have to continue to attend to the business at hand and address what happens in your daily routine. Winning the Super Bowl is out of the ordinary, Read More …