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...
Entrepreneurial Genius – Taking a Cue from Mr. Selfridge
Harry Gordon Selfridge played by Jeremy Piven on the PBS TV series:
Harry Gordon Selfridge was a genius entrepreneur and highly-respected retail magnate in the early 1900s and is now the basis of the televi...
Gold – Part 1
With Rich Dad Advisor Andy Tanner
One benefit of my work with finance and investing is that I have the opportunity to meet, interview and befriend the great minds of today's volatile financial times.
Men ...
Hall of Fame Hall of Shame? Ranking Customer Service
Customer service is one of those things that many companies do incredibly well while others continuously struggle.
Each year, Zogby Analytics, in partnership with MSN, releases a survey that rates the be...
Gold – Part 2
With Rich Dad Advisor Andy Tanner
In my last article for Jetset, I set the stage for an overview of the advantages of paper assets.
I wrote about the government’s policy on QE, FDR’s Executive Order 6102 ...
Timing is Everything: The Deciding Factor between Success and Failure
It’s a new year, and that means New Year’s resolutions. Great intentions to do good things. But as with business, music, sports and many other things in life, timing is everything.
For example, it’s prob...
The Blame Game – Part 1
During the U.S. government shutdown, every time I saw President Obama, Senate Leader Harry Reid or Speaker of the House John Boehner on television, I turned it off.
All they were doing, day after day, wa...