Unless you have been living in a cave (or have better things to do than attend to happenings in the Marvel universe) you know that Thor, the Thunder God of Norse mythology and compelling hero of three blockbuster movies, is… Read More
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Finding The Fountain Of Youth
This article is Part 2 of “Why I Was A Whole Lot Older Than I Am Today.” The Fountain of Youth has captivated and eluded explorers since the fifth century B.C. It was said that drinking or bathing in its… Read More
Why I Was A Whole Lot Older Than I Am Today
Bob Dylan was right. In My Back Pages, Dylan wrote: “Ahhh, but I was so much older then. I’m younger than that now.” He was the poet of a generation. Almost fifty years later, his words still resonate. Here’s… Read More
To Be Thankful In Business
I never cared much for Christmas cards. There. I said it. At least not the corporate kind. We receive them every year, as do most businesses. Well-meaning expressions of clichéd holiday cheer churned out by the Hallmark factory. Although I… Read More
How To Prevent A Zombie Apocalypse At Your Company – Eliot Wagonheim for SmartCEO Baltimore
In his latest article for SmartCEO Baltimore, Eliot Wagonheim, founder of Wagonheim Law, shares his strategies for those times when, as a leader, you’re just going through the motions. In other words, how to keep your spark lit, your intuition… Read More
What Freshly Cut Grass Can Teach Us About Business Development
There is something about the smell of freshly cut grass. Most everyone but the most severe of allergy sufferers tends to revel in the sense it brings of spring and hope. Scientists, however, now believe that the scent of springtime… Read More
What Ancient Culture Can Teach Us About Customer Service
When it comes to putting people to sleep, the word “policy” is infinitely more effective than your average sleep aid. In fact, most policy statements may as well be written in another language, given how often people actually read and… Read More
What Your Unchecked Boxes Can Say About You
I was rejected last week. I had been speaking with an attorney I had thought might fill a position as a litigator in our firm and I was rejected. It wasn’t the pay; we hadn’t gotten that far in… Read More
Are You Condemning Your Company to Die in the Foothills (or leading it to climb the mountains)?
Business owners know all about risk. If they listened to all of the cautious advisors and well-meaning friends, concerned about their future and all that they would be giving up, most never would have made the leap to start their… Read More
It’s About Time
For a long time, I wondered why gyms don’t power our cities. The thought occurred to me again this morning as I walked between the long rows of people running and riding in place. The reason, of course, is that… Read More