I spend most of my time working which for me involves dealing with people and machines all day. The machines are easy, predictable, and obedient creations that do exactly what they are told. People are often quite the opposite. In People, Relationships, and Trust I already wrote about trust which is just as critical in the workplace. Here are a few further thoughts on people that we meet at work.
I have worked with a few hundred people over my working career so far. Over the years, these relationships and actually …

Every day when I listen to the news on the radio or read papers on the Internet (I avoid TV), I struggle with the thought that others consuming the news may be less skeptical than I am. This worries me a great deal because of the huge influence of media on our lives. The problem has become even more complex today because we are completely flooded with data from every angle (this blog included). I wanted to share some thoughts on news and information in case you can relate, critique, …

“Every family is like a dark forest. From the outside you can never really see what’s on the inside.” ~ Unknown
A family is created when two individuals join to become one unit. The choice of a spouse is by far the most important choice that we make in our entire life. In fact, this selection is critical because it determines our future (and of course that of our spouse). One of the key learning objectives (if not the most important) of our early years is the ability to choose the …

“Yard by yard, it’s hard. Inch by inch, it’s a cinch.” ~ Unknown
Each morning, with each new day starts our daily struggle. No matter where we live, how wealthy or healthy we are, how hard we work, how strong we are, or how connected we are, we all have our own personal daily struggle. If you have no problems all day, no struggle or worries at all, first I congratulate you on your achievement and second I ask that you take on a cause (there are many worthy causes) and …

Time value of money is taught in every finance class. Rich people understand this very well because their money earns money for them over time. However, despite the title of the post, I want to actually address another topic “money value of time.” Certainly, you’ve heard statements such as “it’s not worth your time to …” Well, how valuable is your time if we use dollars as the unit of measure of value? Should you spend endless hours to save 10% on your new purchase? Should you clean your yard …