An Incredible Walk

This has been an incredible weekend. On Saturday I posted an article entitled “MBA on the Run“. The concept of the article is to listen to MBA related Audio books on a Ipod while walking through interesting business districts. Sounds like a crazy idea doesn’t it. I have to say this is one of the [...]

MBA on the Run

I received an invitation in the mail the other day to attend a MBA presentation put on by the University of Redland’s School of Business. They just opened a new branch in Temecula so I called and got more information. The sticker shock was expected but the overall program will probably not work for me. [...]

Marshmallow Musings

I received a couple of interesting replies to my previous post about the profound little book, “Don’t Eat the Marshmallow Yet!” by Joachim de Posada, that raised a couple of interesting questions. The premise of the Marshmallow book is based on a landmark Stanford University study of children who were left alone in a room [...]

The 5 Minute Success Challenge

Now that the new year has started and most people are back to work, you may find it hard to find time to set some written goals. Before you know it it will be December again and those lofty ideas that sounded so great in January will still be just that… lofty ideas. I propose [...]

Success: The Giver

When I think of the title of “Giver” I think immediately of Mother Teresa or other helpful person. Someone who has given up the comforts of a normal life to help others. There are many “Givers” in our society, many whom you would never know. The person working behind the counter in a soup kitchen, [...]

Success: The Academic

Years of education, teaching and tenure. This is the life of an academic. Academia has an extensive advantage over professional practice: it grants one time to think and to write. Many students may be aware of only the instruction and assessment role of an academic. A second aspect of the occupation is research and scholarship. [...]