Tag Archive | "Opportunity"

Winning Big in a Down Economy

Thursday, October 15, 2009

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Winning Big in a Down Economy

It’s tough to win big in business even in a good economy. It’s competitive and challenging, but it sure is easier in a boom marketplace than in a down economy. There’s never been a more difficult business environment in most our lifetimes than what we’ve experienced this past year. But what IF, in a down economy, [...]

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Do what you Love, Love what you Do

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Do what you Love, Love what you Do

I get inspired watching someone who is an expert at whatever they do, doing it and doing it well. And it is simply icing on the cake when it is clear that they also love their jobs. Jack Borden is a 101-year-old attorney. He clearly doesn’t need to continue practicing law at his age, but he [...]

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Diversification

Monday, May 18, 2009

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Diversification

Here’s a great article about diversification…But not the traditional kind. It’s not like buying small, mid, and large cap stocks and seeing them all decline. Or Int’l and domestic funds and seeing them tank too. Or even diversifying into Real Estate and watching that crater.   Side note: don’t sweat too much those who have [...]

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What’s the definition of a “Depression”?

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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What’s the definition of a “Depression”?

This graph hits hard visually. Very hard. It’s a sobering reminder of the mess we’re in, and what won’t leave us soon. It’s not hopeless, at all, but it’s a reality of the challenges we’re facing in the United States, in Canada, and ultimately the effect being felt around the world. And next door. Today I [...]

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Why You’ll Work Through Retirement

Friday, January 23, 2009

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Why You’ll Work Through Retirement

For some, this is a pretty somber reality they are now facing. And the fact is that that more and more people working through retirements will trickle down to the generations below. In the traditional sector, it means fewer jobs, less opportunity for advancement, and it will clearly affect other industries such as travel, hospitality, [...]

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