Do You Feel Lucky?

Do You Feel Lucky?

Probability and uncertainty are so difficult for us to understand. A related, and equally important problem is how easy it is to underestimate rare events in a world as large as ours. With a large enough sample, any outrageous thing is apt to happen, states...
Tough Love Tough Decisions

Tough Love Tough Decisions

On effort: “You don’t get anything. You must earn it.”  Nobody owes you anything – go figure it out. Plus, its much more rewarding and you will be better off in many ways, both tangible and intangible. On leadership: “Your job as the CEO of the business is to be the...
Will The Real You Please Stand Up?

Will The Real You Please Stand Up?

Submit to pressure from your peers and you move down to their level. Speak up for your own beliefs and you invite them up to your level. If you move with the crowd, you’ll get no further than the crowd. When 40 million people believe in a dumb idea, it’s still a dumb...