rick13714May 10, 20202 minFattening your Bell CurveA silver lining moment has occurred as a result of the Covid-19 shut down. In trying to “flatten the curve,” our government shut down our...
rick13714Mar 23, 20203 minThe Silver Lining Principle - RevisitedA few years ago, following the BP Oil Spill, God sent an inspiration to me in the form of a beautiful sunset on the Bay of the Holy...
rick13714Sep 10, 20142 minThe Spread Offense in Your BusinessFootball dominates my home state of Alabama. The big debate is whether a traditional power like Alabama can continue its old school style...
rick13714Aug 19, 20141 minQR Books – The Next Big Wave to CatchDo you love to stay informed on the best thought leaders as well as find time to review the classic literature in your field? Successful...
rick13714Jul 5, 20133 minWhat I Learned Vacationing in National ParksDriving into Las Vegas to catch our return flight was shock therapy to get my head out of vistas and back toward the “real” world. If...
rick13714Jan 2, 20131 minPolar Bear PlanningHaving put together my annual plans for making 2013 my best year ever, I decided to jump-start my progress. Some opportunities are just...
rick13714Nov 6, 20121 minVoting and BusinessA quote on iPhone from my yet- to-meet friend, Brian Tracy, got me thinking. “We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty...
rick13714Aug 24, 20121 minPreparing for the Other Season1) Have you identified your EMT, emergency management team? Who will be on it and who will be responsible for which actions? 2) ...
rick13714Jun 13, 20122 minJoyfully Losing Our Net Worth and Finding Our Real WorthFollow me on this: Houses have never appreciated, they have inflated. When you sell your house, try buying a nicer house for the same...
rick13714Apr 17, 20122 minLearning to not CompeteAs a former racing sailor, the analogy made sense. My first race in San Francisco Bay, in a competitive Soling fleet, found us tacking to...
rick13714Mar 19, 20122 minConnecting with Your CustomerThe way people look for, and receive, information is dramatically changing. TV and telephone have been replaced by texting and apps. Look...
rick13714Mar 4, 20122 minMetric FailuresKPI taught me a lesson I still apply today. The less you understand about a problem the more information you request. The more you know...
rick13714Feb 25, 20123 minTalking Heads Change vs. Core ValuesRunning or swimming provides me a forum for thinking through nagging problems in my head. This morning the change vs core values issue...
rick13714Feb 8, 20122 minMarketing in the Bazaar WorldThinking about Godin’s “Weird” analogy and Friedman’s earlier book, From Beirut to Jerusalem, I had another weird thought. In comes the...
rick13714Jan 26, 20121 minCreating Your Future in a Weird WorldSeth Godin believes Weird, as in individualism is cool, has replaced Mass, which is fitting in. Mass is based on selling average...