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This isn’t about the Donald– I just wanted to get your attention for a moment. This is about social media. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and hundreds of other media have lots to offer, no doubt, and for the clever few, there can be great business benefits. And nobody disputes how much fun they can be–…

Of all human interaction, perhaps nothing is more volatile and dangerous than scorn. Scorn is a wildfire which will as quickly burn down the house of the scorner as the scorned. Scorn may be the spoken word, but it is just as often a silence when there should have been a word of support or…

Nowadays, most of us get our daily news online or by social media. But not that long ago, the Six O’Clock News was a highlight of our day, often coinciding with the family meal. There was a certain ritual to these things: First, the headlines. Next, the details. Finally, the summary. This format is particularly…

You meet an old friend from high school who pulls out the class picture. Who do you look for first? Don’t lie to me, now– you know exactly whose face you’re looking for! It’s yourself, right? Don’t feel awkward– we’re all the same. This is literally nature at work. Nature builds self-interest and self-preservation into…

A client, by definition, is someone who comes to you seeking your professional help. They have a problem, or a need, which they hope to have solved by the application of your professional Giftings. If the client’s need is perfectly aligned with your particular Giftings, the client should be satisfied by the outcome, and you…

Never having smoked, I can be a little self-righteous about this, but believe me I have my own costly vices. Same principles apply to them, too. Let’s do a bit of simple math. Suppose you buy a house and have a mortgage of $300,000.00, usual terms, 5% compounded semi-annually, 25 year term, and with the…