A 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 readingREAD THIS: To reach a greater audience and help more people all over the world get lucky, I am starting the first Blog Carnival on Luck and Getting Lucky. This carnival will be open for submissions from
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 readingBeing that it is St. Patrick’s day today, I decided to look into a little bit of the origins of the day. Since this blog is all about luck and getting lucky, I decided to focus on the well known phrase
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 readingI have always been somewhat conscious of my weight. I remember when I was 80 lbs. and I would hold down on the counter while weighing myself to add on some weight and make me feel a little bigger.
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 readingA mission is a powerful goal with purpose and meaning behind it. I have spoken about the importance of making goals and writing them down. Now I will discuss the role of a mission or mission statement. The
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 readingI just got back from Buenos Aires this weekend and have been sick as a dog since then. Maybe I’ll write an article on how to get lucky by preventing sickness when traveling. In the meanwhile, I have
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