I came across this graph last week and felt compelled to write a short blog about it. The data shows that our children spend, on average, 10.45 hours a day involved in activities that are not productive. In essence, our kids spend more time playing on the computer, watching TV and movies, etc. than they [...]

Skills matter because they become part of how we increase our value. However, not all skills are equal. In some cases “mastery of a skill” pays greater than you can ever imagine possible. This blog will highlight one of the skills – Mastering Beliefs. I can tell you with 100% certainty that mastering this skill [...]

Does happiness really matter to people as it pertains to their choices and quality of life? I think the data is so supportive of the importance of happiness that the economic and psychology fields have begun to study and model the concept. As a business person, I understand that happiness is critically important to my [...]

I’d like to begin by apologizing for not being able to post over the last month.  Business and traveling have kept me extremely busy.
I recently spoke on the subject of business economics in Munich and Long Beach at the European and US Juice Plus conferences.  Although I am not a distributor with the company, I [...]

Around the world people are living longer.  The demographics are changing and Senior Citizens (65 and above) are becoming a bigger and bigger part of the entire demographic profile, especially in Japan, Europe and the US.  Societies around the world tend to have various financial systems in place to support senior citizens.  However, there is [...]

I hope all of you are enjoying a safe and happy Holiday season.
 A good friend of mine, Todd Smith, was recently asking for my thoughts regarding a blog he was writing on the subject of retirement.  (His blog can be found on his website, www.littlethingsmatter.com).  While this subject matter is a little outside of the [...]

There is plenty of data to support that small business is the lifeblood of most countries that share a similar model of our “Western Culture”. Here is some profound data relating to small business in the United States:
• Small business represents about 39% of the Gross National Product (GNP). In other words, it is one [...]

Occasionally I find articles, research or resources that I feel are worth sharing.  Today I would like to share one of those resources with you.
Our “Personal Brand” is critical because it defines who we are in life and in business.  It is what attracts people to us (and away from us) and plays a major [...]

Some Positive Economic News
There is actually some positive economic news these days. I guess that shouldn’t be a huge surprise given the extent of additional money and programs initiated by Uncle Sam to “stimulate the economy”. Revised data from the Commerce Department showed a 2.5% annualized GDP increase for the July-September period which is up [...]

Sovereign Debt Challenges
There is constantly news circulating on “Sovereign Debt”.  This is basically related to countries that have major debt challenges.  In essence, the countries have so much debt that they are making major changes in order to survive and grow.  Most of the focus these days is related to Europe.  However, the US has [...]