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Thinking outside of the box is easier when you were never in the box in the first place
We’ve been interviewing a number of very smart and qualified young candidates for summer internships. One thing that has struck me is that when we have met with foreign students (as well as American students) the foreign students have shown … Continue reading
Longevity from Young Living – once you start it could you stop?
If you’re like us, in your pantry you have a bunch of containers of vitamins, aspirin and assorted bottles of supplements. Since it’s my job to lay out the morning dosages I sleepily open the various bottles and dole them … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Marketing stuff
Tagged Glucosmine, Longevity, Placebos, stopping supplements, Young Living
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The U.S. won’t be celebrating 100 years of Personal Income Taxes
Our agency is now working with one of the U.S. major tax preparation companies so I’ve been reading up on the category in general. I knew that personal income taxes began sometime in the early 20th century but you (as … Continue reading
AMC’s Mad Men – much more than a soap opera
I tend to put any ongoing serial in the category of being a quasi-soap opera. Consequently as my family will tell you I have little use or patience for soap operas. I have had friends refer to Mad Men as … Continue reading
Free Conference call – one of the best deals around for its users
The web is rife with companies that have what seem to be unfathomable business models. We are regular users of http://www.freeconferencecall.com and every time I use it I think what a good service it is and of course you cannot … Continue reading
Taking pride in every aspect of your job will always make you a success
Last week as I arrived home in the NYC suburbs after a long day I received a different kind of gift in the form of an abject business lesson. We have a small yard and when we bought the house … Continue reading
Will you miss getting behind the wheel of an automobile?
I’ve made the observation that China is an entire country learning to drive at the same time. This is in contrast to people like me who had their learner’s permit at age 16 and their driver’s license shortly thereafter. As … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged autopiloted cars, driverless cars, Elon Musk, end of driving, Google Cars, Self-driving cars, Tesla Motors
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Opening a business with a bad plan will always result in failure
The restaurant business is a difficult one in the best of times. I know this from having several friends in the business – some of whom are successful, others that have been somewhat less than successful. I am consistently amazed … Continue reading
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