The answer is unguided EFFORT EFFORT: An earnest or strenuous attempt. EFFORT: A conscious exertion of effort. I’m not a big fan of the word EFFORT – especially unguided EFFORT. It’s sort of similar to the word TRY. Most folks don’t use the word EFFORT in a sentenece or a paragraph unless they’ve not reached […]
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Commodity-Proof
There is a very good chance that YOU are a commodity. It’s reasonable to expect that you won’t like that descriptor, but more often than not – it’s TRUE. Most business owners believe themselves to be unique, and believe their businesses to be equally unique. Would you like to know what makes a business TRULY […]
I'm Not Afraid Of . . .
I recently heard a newer female recording artist make the following statement: “I’m not afraid of computer-generated music…” My wife and I like a couple of this woman’s songs, but after seeing her perform live on a late night television show, we both agreed that neither of us would accept tickets to see her in […]
ONE PERSON
I would be lying if I told you that I wan’t hit hard by the passing of Steve Jobs. Most folks who have followed his health challenges knew that things weren’t going well, but still, his passing is very sad and quite sobering. I started using Apple products in high school (circa 1980) – four […]
"I'm Eating My Lunch . . ."
As most of you know, you can often tell A LOT about people by the way they talk to you over the phone. In my case, I render final judgment (yes – just from a phone call). A physician sent my company an email about six months back, basically telling us about something he didn’t […]