I forget the details of how I got the free subscriptions but somehow I received free subscriptions to Fortune and Forbes magazines. I preface what I'm going to share lest anyone think I would waste a penny on either of these rags.
So while skimming through Fortune I come across a one page gem, "My Best Advice for Growing Your Business" by Verne Harnish. Mr. Harnish is described as a consultant and creator of MIT's Birthing of Giants executive program. I know, I know do I even have to list the embarrassing, ridiculous advice that is going to come from someone who created a program called "Birthing of Giants"?
So what's the number one piece of advice the esteemed Mr. Harnish provides for those of you on the edge of your seat hoping to give birth to a giant...or is it be birthed by a giant, or is it to be birthed and become a giant...so many questions but I digress. Number one and I quote, "Get an Edge. Find an underlying advantage of 10 to 30 times over the competition to dominate your industry." No, I did not embellish this sage advice from the brilliant Mr. Harnish.
Now you know, simple as that, be at least 10 times better than your competition. This changes everything, I've got to go and start working on finding my underlying advantage that will make me at least 1000% better than my competition...what will I do with the rest of my day?
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Check it out
I ran across this website over the weekend, www.chrismartenson.com. I would highly recommend that everyone make time to watch the entire crash course that Chris has produced. He is no alarmist, provides no conspiracy theories, and is actually optimistic about the opportunities at hand. Personally, I am an alarmist, am 100% convinced that there are vast conspiracies at work to destroy the American middle class, and am decidedly pessimistic about the future of America and yet I ended up watching all 20 lessons Chris has put together and am much better for it.
Many of those that I speak with about the current reality of America and the world struggle to grasp the situation as they don't have a comprehensive frame of reference to draw on in considering the unique nature of what we are living through. These lessons will help provide a broader frame of reference.
Many of those that I speak with about the current reality of America and the world struggle to grasp the situation as they don't have a comprehensive frame of reference to draw on in considering the unique nature of what we are living through. These lessons will help provide a broader frame of reference.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Great News!
It's been a while since I've posted anything. The lies continue, the charade continues, few people care at all, fewer yet have any ability to understand what's really going on.
But finally some great news. Forbes released the latest list of the world's billionaires yesterday and the news is exciting. The world now has 218 more billionaires than it did a year ago! Not only that, the average billionaire's net worth increased by $500 million in 2009. It warms your heart to know that while the middle class in America is being systematically destroyed the rich really are getting much, much richer.
Personally I love the fact that several of the world's billionaires now own my mortgage which they purchased for pennies on the dollar from the FDIC. George Soros, John Paulson, Christopher Flowers, and Michael Dell are owners of OneWest Bank which was formed to purchase the assets of IndyMac, my mortgage holder. Each one of them is a billionaire. They paid pennies on the dollar for my mortgage, and on top of that were extended loan loss guarantees from the FDIC that already have cost the U.S. taxpayers over $9 billion. I bring this up because it is a perfect snapshot of what is so despicable about what is happening in America. Had the FDIC offered me the same pricing on my home mortgage I would have simply wrote them a check and owned my home outright. Do they owe me this? Of course not. However, if they are going to sell loans at a huge discount to par value why should I, the debt holder, not have the same opportunity as a group of billionaires?
Of course that is said in jest, no serf deserves the same opportunity as one of the 1011 richest people in the world...that's just silly. By the way, OneWest made $1.6 billion in profits since inking their sweetheart deal with the FDIC.
But finally some great news. Forbes released the latest list of the world's billionaires yesterday and the news is exciting. The world now has 218 more billionaires than it did a year ago! Not only that, the average billionaire's net worth increased by $500 million in 2009. It warms your heart to know that while the middle class in America is being systematically destroyed the rich really are getting much, much richer.
Personally I love the fact that several of the world's billionaires now own my mortgage which they purchased for pennies on the dollar from the FDIC. George Soros, John Paulson, Christopher Flowers, and Michael Dell are owners of OneWest Bank which was formed to purchase the assets of IndyMac, my mortgage holder. Each one of them is a billionaire. They paid pennies on the dollar for my mortgage, and on top of that were extended loan loss guarantees from the FDIC that already have cost the U.S. taxpayers over $9 billion. I bring this up because it is a perfect snapshot of what is so despicable about what is happening in America. Had the FDIC offered me the same pricing on my home mortgage I would have simply wrote them a check and owned my home outright. Do they owe me this? Of course not. However, if they are going to sell loans at a huge discount to par value why should I, the debt holder, not have the same opportunity as a group of billionaires?
Of course that is said in jest, no serf deserves the same opportunity as one of the 1011 richest people in the world...that's just silly. By the way, OneWest made $1.6 billion in profits since inking their sweetheart deal with the FDIC.
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