Another speaking myth I have run into often is that you should not use notes while giving a speech or presentation.  I just heard this one again the other day in a corporate office from a Senior Director. Hmmmm … balderdash, I say.  You get to use notes.  It is far too difficult to put [...]

One of the reasons we fear public speaking so much is that we create such a high performance standard for ourselves.  Quite often this standard is perfection. We do this because we fear making a mistake in front of other people.  That’s understandable, of course.  But the perfection standard is unreasonable.  In fact, it contributes to [...]

Imagine you have a fine bottle of scotch.  And while you aren’t looking your evil uncle Sam drinks a shot of it, and then adds a shot of water back to your bottle. Hey, the bottle looks like you have the same amount of scotch, doesn’t it? And old uncle Sam is hungry and notices [...]

In our last post we learned that the wealthiest people in the world have done it by owning businesses and/or investing.  Most investing is really the same as owning a business.  You are, in fact, a true business owner. The first and second wealthiest people in the United States are Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.  [...]

It’s said that people spend more time planning their next vacation than planning for their investments and financial future.  When I was a financial consultant and licensed stockbroker, I often found this to be the case. And hey, I get that.  A vacation is fun and in the near future.  So it’s easy to visualize.  [...]