What’s Important?

by | Jun 26, 2007 | Business

We deceive ourselves every day.   Does your time go to what FEELS important or what IS important?   Put another way, do you prioritize your schedule or schedule your priorities?   How do you determine what really is a priority? Weigh the consequences of...

Einstein Was Right

by | Jun 25, 2007 | Business

Time is indeed relative. Speed is relative too.   I’ve noticed that people are busier and busier and yet things are moving slower than ever.   You can’t get through a day without hearing something about the fast pace of life yet it seems to take...

Is It Safer to Be Lousy?

by | Jun 19, 2007 | Business

My head is still reeling. A CEO rejected my proposal to do some work with their customer service department. This company is known for woeful service and it’s hurting sales. They are losing money and market share. The polite “turn down” email said...

First, Harm No Doos

by | Jun 13, 2007 | Business

Every hairdresser swears an oath when they complete their internship and are presented with their diploma wrapped scissors. The first tenet of that oath is “First, harm no doos.”   A bad haircut or style is the epitome of bad service because it will...

Ships? What Ships?

by | Jun 12, 2007 | Business

In astronomy, it often takes months of practice to see detail in very faint objects. One new member of our astronomy club (Emily, Age 14) recently posted this story about learning to see distant galaxies with her telescope:  ”I heard a story once that the natives of...

Zeno’s Paradox

by | Jun 7, 2007 | Business

Early Greek philosopher, Zeno, claimed that motion did not exist because motion was impossible.   His argument goes like this: Before you can reach any destination you must first go half way. Before you can go half way, you must first go half of that distance....