General
Can we be more successful if we are other’s centered?
I have often heard that our goal should be to take care of #1, meaning ourselves. I believe it is important to be conscious about our well being but also have come to believe that we do better in life if it isn’t totally “about me”. The best example of this is how good consultative [...]
Do you really want to be a risk taker?
I think many think it is cool to be a risk taker. Slogans like “you only go around once”, “take a chance, Columbus did!” and others promote the idea of taking risks with our money and careers. Some are very successful when they take risks; others fail miserably. I have heard it said that entrepreneurs [...]
Career help
I have been very fortunate in my career and have had to overcome some obstacles to do so. I am at the stage where I want to give back to others where I can. I am open to emails, networking ideas or meeting face to face if it is feasible. I have done a lot [...]
YOUR EMPLOYER MAY HAVE BACKUP PLAN, FIRE YOU! WHAT IS YOURS?
In my last article I wrote about running one’s life like a business, with mission, core competency/product, sales and marketing and money management. In this one I will discuss the idea of transferrable skills and obsolescence. I define transferrable skills as core competencies that we have developed that can be used almost anywhere. Thing like [...]
MY BIG DAY OFF!!
A great day! Today I chaperoned a trip to an orchestra presentation with my eight year old granddaughter. It was a wonderful day. I lost my only grandparents when I was quite young and didn’t realize how much I was missing. I may not be the greatest grandpa in the world, but my grandchildren love [...]
Do you want a pony?
There is a bank ad on right now that I get a kick out of. A man asks a girl if she would like a pony; she says yes and gets a toy pony. He then asks the other girl if she would like a pony; she says yes and a real pony comes walking [...]
I agree with Obama on some things anyway!
Obama recently gave some advice: if you are saving to send your children to college you should probably stay out of Las Vegas… or something like that. Predictably he got criticized, by Las Vegas for hurting their business and people on the right who don’t think he should be telling folks what to do. And, [...]
Book review
I had a great book review by Gina Burgess posted on her site Check out her site for this and more; she has a great site!
Your first impression with your banker needs to be your best one!
We all know the value of first impressions. If they are good we create a relationship; if bad we have repair work to do. As a former lender I succumbed to making quick judgements many times, especially if my prospect was poorly prepared with their financing request or didn’t have any idea of what I [...]
A comment from a Linkedin connection
Hi Rob I so enjoyed your book. I believe instead of a survival guide it is more like a Life Success Guide. What a great gift for your children. You are a remarkable man and you should pursue the marketing of this book. At least that is my opinion. <smile> Thank you so much for [...]
