“Who in the world am I? Ah, that is the great puzzle.” Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland I visit my therapist just twice a year these days because I am feeling emotionally well. It’s good for me to keep in touch with her because I can never quite anticipate when the “wheels might come off,” […]
I volunteer at the local hospital in the Same Day Surgery department. Same day surgery, or “outpatient surgery” as it is also referred to, is simply surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. You come in, we knock you out with an anesthetic, we operate, you recover, and back home you go! Simple, […]
People wonder why I like Lady Gaga so much. I’m not exactly her target audience, which is mostly late teens/early twenty-somethings and gay people. (Although, in my defense, I have heard more than one male newscaster on TV say they also think she is kind of hot looking!) What completely sold me on Lady Gaga […]
I am asked this question all the time: “Should I use free weights or machines in the gym?” Well, there is good reason why gyms have such large free weight areas, which consist of barbells, dumbbells, and weight benches, and a significant number of weight machines—both methods are useful for gaining muscle tone and strength. […]
You Need to ALWAYS Stay Invested in Stocks
It is the single biggest trap that investors, both novice and professional, fall into. They get anxious about the stock market and they pull all or some of their money out for a period of time. Don’t feel at all bad if you’ve ever done this, because you have excellent company. Some of the world’s […]
The Simple, Once Per Year Money Management Exercise Everyone Should Perform
I realize that most people like budgeting about as much as they enjoy going to the dentist, so I’m not going to tell you that you need to create a detailed household budget. It would be useful, but most people just aren’t going to do it. However, there is one simple money management exercise that […]
Don’t View Yourself as Flawed and Weak, But Rather as Persevering
When I look back on my business career, sometimes I get down on myself. I remember situations that I could have handled better, and been more effective, if I didn’t suffer from such severe anxiety. I remember a meeting I had with the accounting department staff when I was CFO. In this executive position I […]
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