To be truly successful, you’ve got to be a monomaniac on a mission. They say, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” But here’s the secret no one wants to admit — the people who say that rarely own any chickens. To be successful … Continue readingBe a Monomaniac on a Mission.
If you have been around the sun more than a few dozen times, you have seen more than one human get lost in his own thoughts. Usually happens on a Tuesday, just after a good meal and a bad decision. And let me tell you, … Continue readingThe Windmills of Your Mind
If you’re thinking about buying stock in a company and haven’t bothered to learn who the CEO is—well, friend, that’s like handing your car keys to a stranger and hoping they take you someplace nice. We live in an age where people obsess over charts, … Continue readingCEOs I’ve Known: The Good, the Bad, and the Beige
“Keep it simple, stupid: we’re in debt. Everything else—tariffs, earnings, rate hikes—is just noise.” — Matthew Piepenburg Now I ain’t no fancy economist with a necktie tighter than common sense, but I can tell you this: when your house is on fire, you don’t blame … Continue readingThe Great Derivative: How Debt Drives Everything—From Gold to the Dollar, Stocks, and Inflation
Now I don’t know much about quantum physics or whatever algorithms run Wall Street these days, but I do know human beings. And one thing I’ve learned in my time walking this crooked, beautiful world is that time—not talent, not luck, not money—is the greatest … Continue readingThe Three-Day Rule: A Modern Parable for a World in Panic
To be the “Yoda” of your company—you need to understand that being a leader or manager isn’t about hoarding power or clinging to control like a miser clutching his last dollar. No, it’s about doing the exact opposite. Real leadership is about giving away power … Continue readingYODA now, you are.