Every so often its good to take a step back and evaluate the track you’re on. Over the course of a recent self-inventory I determined that I really need to get some things figured out. So I’ve set up some new rules:
I need to dedicate more time to meditation and personal study in the morning. [...]
I was born in 1973. I grew up in a small town in Oregon. I had a bb gun and a motorcycle. IÂ rode around in the back of my dad’s pick up and waved at passing cops - they waived back. I would leave home after breakfast and return at dinner. My mom never worried [...]
The stock market no longer moves based on sound fundamentals - it swings on the emotion of fund managers, media opinion, politics, and the average Joe’s paranoia.Â
On that note, Apple’s stock sunk yesterday when Steve Jobs didn’t announce any new ground breaking products at MacWorld. Fundamentally the company couldn’t be doing any better.
Hillary Clinton sheds a tear and the Democrats in New [...]
I indicated in another post that I was going to tackle the eternal question of whether one should get an MBA or not. Sorry for the long post but I hope it helps those of you who have been wondering. Here it goes…
My Story
I graduated from UVSC with an undergrad in business. I had attended BYU but ended [...]
At one point in my life (early 2000’s) I was set on the idea that I was heading off to law school. Then I got sued. It was an experience that I will never forget. I’m not going to go into all the details of what happened except to say that in the end I [...]
I was trying to stay offline for the last four days but I failed. So here are some interesting links and recommendations from my awesome Thanksgiving weekend…Â
Watch world statistics updated in real time.
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Text messaging and social networking are not only addicting but they are also destroying our children’s ability to communicate in person and through voice. Here’s an [...]
The formula for business success:
high margin, high value product +Â quality lead +Â closer = success
Here’s another formula for success:
communication + commitment + know-how - ego = successÂ
Rocky Mountains may contain more oil than Saudi Arabia
This could change the world.
Here’s the formula: Rocky mountain oil shale + cheap extraction = a different world
Seven year old suspended for drawing a [...]
From Valleywag:
“Overstock.com usually charges $2.95 per order for shipping. However, when they drop the shipping price to $1, the average order size skyrockets. Why does saving two dollars on a $400 bookcase make people more likely to buy? Everyone loves a bargain, while no one loves math.”
Gee if that’s the case then why not go [...]
There are only four things I fear in this world:
Bigfoot (Sasquatch for the purists. Yeti for those of you in Asia)
Small places (I’ve got bad claustrophobia)
Cybernetic beings
Zombies
I recently read that Web 3.0 would bring on the age of the semantic web and that true AI would become a reality. Is that really a good idea? [...]
From Forbes - occupation plus annual mean wage for America’s best paying jobs:
Anesthesiologists - $184K
Surgeons - $184k
Obstetricians And Gynecologists - $178k
Orthodontists - $177k
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons - $165k
Internists, General - $161k
Prosthodontists - $159k
Psychiatrists - $150k
Family And General Practitioners - $150k
CEO - $145k
Physicians And Surgeons, All Other - $142k
Pediatricians, General - $141k
Dentists, General - $141k
Airline Pilots, [...]
