In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It’s about being a man. Chris Kyle If you haven’t seen the movie “American Sniper,” then I suggest you do. It was really well done and very compelling, and Bradley Cooper is excellent […]
I was watching a TV program last night and the main character had an extremely stressful job. His way of coping was to cheat on his wife with another woman. What struck me was that rather than relieving his stress, as he had hoped, it instead just ending up adding a tremendous amount of stress […]
Everyone who invests has the same question: how can I beat the market? There actually is a way, but it has nothing to do with actively trading stocks, which as I have already said is a fool’s game. You’ve probably never heard of this particular method of beating the market. This might make you suspicious […]
The work world has gotten much more difficult in the last couple of decades. It seems every company is cutting staff and admonishing employees to “work smarter and not harder.” Of course, this just ends up with everyone working harder. Advances in technology, rather than making peoples’ jobs easier, has only made things worse. Now […]
I was carrying and reading my bible every day, and got so caught up in protecting it, I forgot to live by what I learned from it: to do more for others than you do for yourself. Denzel Washington as Eli, in The Book of Eli Ironically, the surest way to be unhappy is to […]
Don’t Allow Unnecessary Negativity to Hold You Captive
This is the second article in my continuing series on negative and irrational thinking. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to quickly identify negative thoughts and replace them with positive and realistic ones? If you can master this technique, you will be much happier and more peaceful. The best tool for identifying and replacing […]
Let’s start with the most fundamental question first: what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund is a type of investment that is made up of a pool of funds collected from many investors for the purpose of investing in securities such as stocks, bonds, and other assets. One of the main advantages of a […]
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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