SUCCESS STORIES, HOW SOME FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT!
Another success story! I was talking with a friend the other day about making a living. She has a son who is in North Dakota working in the oil fields. I don’t think he had any education beyond high school, but knows how to work and network. In high school he and his brother started [...]
Guest Post: Please Know and Understand This: The Liberal’s Numbers Don’t Work!
This is a piece a friend of mine wrote. He actually reaearches while I just bloviate!! Please Know and Understand This: The Liberal’s Numbers Don’t Work! First, recognize that the proposed Republican plan for fiscal reform is just that – a proposal, a place to begin negotiations. It does do many things, and raising tax [...]
MAYBE THERE IS A BRIGHT SPOT IN THE ECONOMY AFTER ALL
I think it is good to look for the best in people and situations. We all know the economy is really bad and many are jobless and in other dire straits. So what could be good about it? May sound goofy, but I think we are weeding our some crooks! Folks like Petters, Hecker, Maddoff, [...]
SO YOU WANT TO BE A MIMIMALIST?
Some folks think really do believe in conservation and living a simple, minimalistic life style. I actually think they are on to something although it is may not be realistic for everyone. Here is a clip from a Luther College guy who definitely practices what he preaches. He lives in Decorah, Iowa which is a [...]
WHY CAN’T OUR GOVERNMENT MAKE DECISIONS? DO THEY MIX TOO MANY ISSUES?
I think by now everyone knows the US is in a financial bind. Too much debt, too much spending that increases debt, and many other problems. Why don’t they do something we keep asking? One of the best classes I took while at Norwest 30 years ago was a class in problem solving and decision [...]
DO WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO AND YOU WILL LOVE YOUR JOB!
This seems to be the popular advice given to our young people today and others in job transition too. I think it is great if you can do that but I have a few problems with that concept. Like I said, it is good if you can find that career, but what is your higher [...]
IS IT TIME TO DO A GOVERMENT BAILOUT?
I’ve been thinking again. When businesses get into trouble then need to quickly get new financing in order to execute their turnaround plan and stay alive. They approach lenders who may buy their plan and provide the money they can get, or they seek to bring new equity into their business. In the process of [...]
I HAVE A DREAM! YES, LOTS OF THEM!!
Yes, I dream a lot, hence the name for my blog: “I’ve been thinking” My articles are not based on lots of research, just my experiences in life and work. My hope is that someone will find it some day and find an idea that helps them n their career and life in general. One [...]
OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY
From my 40 years in business finance I always marvel at how some seem to figure out how to do things on other people’s money. And how they find ways to avoid risking their own. I never worked with the mega deals and don’t claim to know much about them other than it takes a [...]
SO, WHAT DID YOU LEARN GETTING FIRED?
Well, that is a very sensitive topic for many I would assume. My intent is not to throw salt into anyone’s wound, just stimulate some thinking that may help someone get and keep his/her next job. Let me be clear, many people lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Period. But I don’t [...]
