The Seven Ages of Man
“All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote in “As You Like It” – a stage upon which, over the course of a lifetime, we each play many parts. Our roles change, Shakespeare suggested, depending on which “act” we’re starring in at the time. Today, I’d like to take a closer…
READ MOREAdventures of a 1,6000 Pound Gorilla, Part 1
If you weren’t already enamored with Bill Gates (a.k.a. Microsoft), you had to be impressed by the fact that he was recently on the front cover of not one, but two major magazines – Time and Fortune. What makes this especially remarkable is the fact that the two cover stories,…
READ MORETeach Your Children Well
You teach your children to brush their teeth three times a day. You teach them good manners so they can get along with people. You teach them to study hard so they can get into good schools and, from there, good careers. And perhaps you teach them other valuable, practical…
READ MOREEarly To Rise
In Message #1372, I wrote about the importance of not being cavalier about two basic rules when it comes to making money: Staying alive and staying healthy. Yet, while these two rules are of crucial importance, there are many other bases that we have to be sure to touch as…
READ MOREThe Money Men, Part 2
In last week’s essay, I showed you how, if you find the right real estate deal at the right price, you can get the financing. Now, let’s take that discussion a step further. Today, let’s look at how you can do profitable deals even if you’re not a typical “qualified”…
READ MOREHow to Choose a Health-Insurance Plan
Punting my office job for the freedom of freelance copywriting was the best decision I ever made. However, one scary aspect of that leap was leaving behind the health insurance my employer provided. It turns out, though, that you CAN get good coverage at a reasonable cost. In fact, our…
READ MOREThe Chicken Nuggets Theory of Human Behavior
Two weeks ago, I was in Delray Beach, Florida, attending the AWAI copywriting bootcamp. On Thursday evening, at the conclusion of the Job Fair, I took a chair in the lobby to make a few notes. While making my first note, a young man named Lou came up to me,…
READ MORESimplify Your Life, Part 2
“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.” – Lao Tzu When we left off on Friday, I said, “Just a few weeks ago, my wife and I decided that something need to change, because we didn’t want to live that way. [And what I meant by “that way,”…
READ MOREHere’s What You Should Do For Your Family…Today
According to USA Today, 74% of Americans with minor children don’t have a will. Are you one of them? I used to be. Until I realized what a mess it would make for my family. Of those surveyed, 39.5% are will-less because they “don’t have the time,” 26.2% think “it’s…
READ MOREHow to Survive Parenthood and Still Get Ahead
“Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.” – Alvin Toffler Some 19 million children in the U.S. are being raised by single parents. And it’s not only single parents who face the challenge of juggling the needs of their children while trying to succeed in business. The majority…
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A Workaholic’s Secret to a Happy Marriage
Choosing the wrong spouse can be “deadly to your career and to your happiness,” and you should know that not all expectations will be met.
READ MOREWant Better Kids? Stop Chauffeuring Them Around!
My wife and I were once “abusive” to our children. It occurred in the early years of our parenting. Convinced that we could raise the perfect children, we spent almost all our spare time enrolling them in educational and sporting activities, chauffeuring them around to their various lessons and practices,…
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