Setting the Stage for Success
My wife and I once visited a winery where the tour guide met with us and told us what to expect along the tour - what things to look for and what we might get to see along the way.
He also gave us a high...
The Blame Game – Part 2
In my article in the last issue of Jetset, I wrote about leadership . . . and how the blame game affects us all and diminishes our power to affect change and impact the future.
As promised, my good frien...
Code of Honor: Creating Your Seal Team Six
With Rich Dad Advisor Blair Singer
For Marines, The Words Found In A Code Of Honor Are More Than Words. The Words Are A Spiritual Mission.
In 1973, I returned home from Vietnam. It was my second trip to t...
Saying No to Good Ideas and Good Customers
In baseball, they call it the sophomore jinx. In other circles, it's known as the encore problem. In pop music, it's called being a one-hit wonder.
What am I describing? The tough situation in which you ...
Rock On: Rock Bands and Business
I've been running my business for 30 years, but before that, I learned how to run a rock band. No, I wasn't in a famous band.
In fact, I often tell people that my songs sold "well under one million copie...
Gambling and Entrepreneurs: Calculated Risks Can Lead to a Sure Bet
Entrepreneurs are often viewed as high-risk, gambling daredevils. It sounds great, even exotic, to be described that way.
But the truth is, most entrepreneurs are not gamblers at all.
I've owned and/o...
Finding Meaning in Our Work Lives: Why to Wow
It was a cool autumn afternoon in the Midwest. I received a phone call from my client at a luxury car manufacturer.
On the line was "Ken" (in sensitivity to him and his brand, I've changed his name), the...
Attributes of the Affluent: Incompetent, Evil, Lucky or Just Plain Good People?
I come from a middle-class family. My dad was an electrical engineer, my mom was a bookkeeper.
We lived in a nice little house and I felt like we were rich. I had no wealthy uncle or aunt who gave me hug...
Mentoring the Next Generation
When I was nine years old, I changed schools. I moved from a school in a poor neighborhood to a school for rich kids. I did not know I was poor until I changed schools.
My new classmates lived on private...
Bye Bye Capitalism
Many fear that a second-term win by President Barack Obama will signal the end of capitalism. Newsflash: Capitalism has been dead for years.
Capitalism did not survive World War I, when that war destroye...