For me, the holidays are a time of reflection upon the year passed and intentions for the year to come, and especially thankfulness for the gifts in life for which I am most grateful. Early in my career, I thought passion was everything. I used to grill clients and brokers
The first meal eaten on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was roast turkey in foil food packets. It wasn’t Thanksgiving Day but after their long path to the moon, they sure had a lot for which to be thankful. All too often we don’t look at the
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“Confidence is that feeling you have before you understand the situation.” I hope that people’s confidence continues to strengthen, and workers return to work. People returning to work is the key backbone to commercial real estate stabilizing and recovering. Hiring software, such as Indeed, LinkedIn, and ZipRecruiter, has made it
“Your mind is like a parachute. It only works when it is open.” Why do some crises jolt us awake and we change and evolve? While other times we just roll over and go back to sleep. It seems like our collective alarm is busted. Faced with a crisis, we
As I approach my 60th Birthday this month, I was encouraged by a recent study in Evolutionary Psychology Magazine that reports that bullshitting is actually a sign of intelligence. However, reading further I learned that people who were more willing to bullshit were more receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit. Which means
The first Independence Day celebration took place in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776. This was also the day that the Declaration of Independence was first read in public after people were summoned by the ringing of the Liberty Bell. Today on the 4th of July, The Liberty Bell is “tapped”
How good can it get! The Stock Market is through the roof. The Padres are in contention, local hero Phil Mickelson becomes the oldest golfer in history to win a major and the U.S. Open comes to San Diego this month. On top of all that, lipstick sales are up
“It is impossible to increase taxes. Disastrous to keep on borrowing. And inadequate to merely cut expenses.” ~ Charles Alexander de Cologne, French Finance Minister 1786 Why do you have to “put your two cents in … but it’s only a “penny for your thoughts?” Where’s that extra penny going?
“Inflation is like toothpaste – once it is out, you can’t get it back in again.” ~ Karl Otto, German-Swiss Economist, 1929-2014 These continue to be crazy times. The U.S. is still restraining the supply of essential goods via tariffs and COVID restrictions while printing money for stimulus. This is
“Investing is a game of Snap, of Old Maid, of Musical Chairs. It’s a pastime in which he is the victor who plays “Snap” neither
