People who are informed make better decisions in life which usually end up making their lives easier and saving themselves a lot of money. When I need to make an educated decision,
Continue readingMichael Phelps is the talk of the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won 8 Gold medals which is unheard of in the Olympics. Michael was not handed the Gold medals for showing up, he earned
Continue readingWhen you start doing something new such as playing a sport and you enjoy it, you try really hard to get good at it. You practice day and night and play against the best people out there just
Continue readingI have been listening to a lot of podcasts lately between my 2 and half hours of commuting per day and any other times during the day that I am doing something that doesn’t require
Continue readingYesterday I was out of town on a site visit to a few hotels that a client of mine is considering for a conference in December. Before I went I found a caterer in that city that
Continue readingI had the unfortunate experience of having to rush to the emergency room 2 Friday nights in a row and have learned a very valuable lesson: Use any connections you have whenever
Continue readingThere is a famous story that I have been thinking about lately of a Businessman who meets a Mexican man fishing on a little boat. It’s a great story that makes you think about
Continue readingI have been thinking a lot lately about wasting time and how to stop doing it. I think that it might be me trying to make up for all the time I wasted in my life up until now. Thinking back
Continue readingThis past week I read, (well actually listened to) Tim Ferriss’ book, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. I have been meaning to read this book
Continue readingHave you ever had multiple things to do and a limited amount of time to do them? Who knows? Maybe you’ll fly through the tasks and have some free time at the end. When you organize
Continue readingJerry Seinfeld has a bit about how winning a bronze medal in the Olympics is better that winning a silver medal in the same event. Everyone knows that gold is the best. It means that you are the winner
Continue readingDavid spent his whole childhood dreaming of joining the army as a fighter pilot. Everything he did in school and his social life was specifically for the purpose of enhancing his chance of achieving
Continue readingPicture is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ms_abitibi/1462557669/ Sociologists estimate that the average person knows 300 people by name. Thinking about this, I probably know a whole lot more
Continue readingImage Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulriccollette/2207539987 When you are stuck in a situation and you just can’t think, whether it is writer’s block or a high amount of stress, there is always
Continue readingTo continue writing about the “Get Rich” seminar that I attended in Atlanta, I’d like to give some of my thoughts about “get rich” types of seminars. At the seminar, a nice gentleman
Continue readingIn my last article I mentioned that I was at a “get rich” seminar in Atlanta. One thing that the speaker repeated over and over was that now is the only chance to capitalize on the foreclosure market.
Continue readingI just got back from Atlanta, GA where I was working at a tradeshow that my company produces. The show took place at the Georgia International Convention Center by the Atlanta International Airport.
Continue readingThis morning I was reading “Why We Want You to Be Rich: Two Men, One Message” By Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump on my subway ride to work. The book is basically these two great business minds
Continue readingI was just skimming through my rss reader when an article by Lazy at www.lazymanandmoney.com hit me. The title, “Why a Recession Doesn’t Have To Hurt” is what really caught my interest. He pretty
Continue readingA year and a half ago I was shopping for my first car ever. I never needed one until then because I live in New York City and parking is impossible and public transportation is faster and more convenient
Continue readingSecond opinions are more than just for doctors or auto mechanics. You can ask a second opinion from any company or organization in almost any situation. When calling an airline, cable or phone company
Continue readingA big part of the American dream is to own a nice house to live in and raise your family. I remember learning in college how the United States made home ownership possible for the average American by
Continue readingWhen starting a business, most people think that they need to think of an idea that has never been done before and will blow the world out of the water. They think that unless you have something that
Continue readingLast week I was riding the Long Island Rail Road on the way to a meeting and I noticed a great ad for CareerBuilder.com. It said “Dreaming has a low ROI” (Return On Investment) . I thought this
Continue readingI love Dilbert Comics… Unfortunately, Tech Support like this is way too common. This morning I got an email telling me that my office’s server for our email and website was at 90% capacity
Continue readingEveryone has heard the saying, “a penny saved, is a penny earned”. I know I grew up hearing it. I always took it too literally and thought of it as just being pennies. I often thought to myself,
Continue readingHere is a cute business lesson I heard a while ago: A crow was sitting atop a ladder, doing nothing all day long. A small rabbit saw the crow and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing
Continue readingThis past week while I was driving, I was listening to the radio and the song I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack came on. It’s a nice sounding song but it is one of those that you tune out and use as
Continue readingMy one year old daughter just took her first couple of steps recently and it is an amazing site to see. To see how much effort and determination she puts into each movement of her foot while trying to
Continue readingDepression is in my opinion one of the worst sicknesses around. It causes a downhill whirlwind that digs you deeper and deeper into your self pity and causes you to rot in everyway possible. Depression
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