Every major newspaper, magazine and TV show has them: a What to Expect in 2012 article. I read this one this morning from Reuters. It seems that financial gurus are having a tough time forecasting anything these days. For some reason, I read, watched and observed these ‘experts’ and yes – I am stressed out and feeling a tiny bit anxious. The word, “paranormal” was used by one finance guru to describe what he thought was going to happen in […]
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Last week, I had my 19 year anniversary working for a Fortune 50 company. Nineteen YEARS!!! I can’t believe it. I’m 41 and when I started in 1992 I never expected to stay as long as I have – by luck or by choice. It just turned out that way. And with all the uncertainty at work, chaos in the economy and unpredictability of life, I have no way of truly knowing if I will be at this company for […]
Read moreMonday, October 10th was the 3 year anniversary of my wife signing the lease to open her new business, Monroe Eye Care LLC. In the midst of the financial crisis and chaos, on October 10, 2008, with no customers, no experience in running a business and no bank loan, she Embraced the Chaos by signing a three-year lease for a 1000 Sq. Ft. store in a strip mall for her piece of the American dream: a small business. With a […]
Read moreOnce in a while you’ve got to kick yourself to get motivated in these times full of uncertainty, unpredictability, complexity and chaos. So this is my personal tough talk to myself as I left the house this Tuesday morning as I made my hour plus commute to the city. Hey Bob, Today’s the day to get off your laurels and do something different. Stop putting things off just because you are unsure where things will go. Who really knows what […]
Read moreI went to bed about 11pm the other night and couldn’t sleep. 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30!…I kept looking at the clock and given that my alarm clock was set for the usual 5:45am, I was getting more anxious as time went on. “Come on Bob – get to sleep. Come on you can do it”, I said to myself as I desperately tried to calm my mind. I needed to fall asleep fast but something was keeping me up. The […]
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