I can be silent no longer. I am prejudiced concerning Jews. But my prejudice is not against them. I am prejudiced in their favor. Tulsa, Oklahoma – 1978: 20 year-old me is in need of a car. I dream of a Triumph Spitfire. Waking early one Saturday morning I scan the classifieds to see, “1973 […]
A brief overview of the situation is always valuable, so as a service to all Americans who still don't get it, I now offer you the story of the Middle East in just a few paragraphs, which is all you really need. Don't thank me. I'm a giver. Here we go: The Palestinians want their […]
One by one, ten men and Holly Buchanan had risen to tell us their names and a little about themselves. Now it was time for the distinguished, older gentleman in the back row to stand and do the same. “My name is Keith Miller and after listening to each of you tell a little about […]
One of my great joys is to monitor the online discussions between Wizard Academy graduates. From astrophysics to advertising to albino monkeys, you never know what question will be posed by one to be pondered by all. Recently, Lisa Davis stepped sideways from a discussion about Business Problem Topology to blurt out, “Is Happiness a […]
Do you remember the birth of the beagle in June, 2001*?. In much the same way that Fraser began as Diane's boyfriend in a single episode of Cheers and then went on to become a regular and then to have a show of his own, the happy little beagle has emerged from a single Monday […]
It was during the Business Topology module of the Magical Worlds curriculum that John Quarto-vonTivadar raised his shy hand and quietly asked, “Have you ever studied TRIZ?” Seeing the blank look on my face, John knew instantly that he might as well have asked, “How much should a hamster weigh?” “No, John, I've never even […]
You need some new ideas because the old ones aren't working. The time has come to reinvent your product and your company, maybe even yourself. But the only framework within which you can visualize a new system is the old system. Like a dog chasing its tail, you keep coming back to the same old […]
Branding has dominated the landscape of corporate America in recent years, but the best business minds in America predict that we'll soon be hearing that term with steadily decreasing frequency. According to analysts Joe Romano (Scull and Co.) and Eric Rhoads (Radio Ink) and Shuki Lapid (Yehuda,) CRM is the new business focus most likely […]
The student became the teacher last week when Wizard Academy graduate Bill Bergh taught me something that I had never previously realized, even though Dr. Nick Grant had explained it to me at least half a dozen times. It was one of those times when you slap yourself on the forehead and ask, “Why did […]
The left brain is your link to this physical world and the right brain is your link to the spiritual. It’s all very simple, really. It’s just a question of body and soul. Sight, sound, touch and muscular control are housed in the brain’s left hemisphere and provide your soul’s connection to physical reality. Language […]
Heads look down and hands begin to write every time I say it in a public seminar, so I always give people time to write it down. It's one of those things that's so obviously true that people are surprised they never thought of it on their own. “Bad advertising is about you, your company, […]
If you run your business like a family, you're headed for disaster. The only thing that could possibly be worse would be to run your family like a business. Business values and family values are fundamentally opposite. Healthy families are built on unconditional acceptance and absolute equality. “No matter what you do, or don't do, […]
One of the self-imposed guidelines regarding these Monday Morning Memos is that I try very hard never to use the words “I,” me,” or “my” when writing to you about your life and your career. This rule is broken no more than twice a year. Today will be one of those times. I need your […]
The catcher walked out to the pitcher's mound and everything came to a halt. Their brief conversation was punctuated only by the sweep of their eyes as they slowly scanned the crowd. The moment passed, the catcher walked slowly back to his place, and the game went on. Later, the commentator interviewing the winning pitcher […]
We live in a society that is over-busy. (I'll bet you're feeling a bit “behind” even as you read this, aren't you?) I'm currently working on a MMMemo entitled “How to Steal Your Life Back,” and plan to send it to you soon. But this week I'm sharing a few disjointed, rambling thoughts in the […]
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