It’s Independence Day. I have to think this is one of the most under-celebrated, under-appreciated holidays we have. I wonder if we really appreciate what it means to be free — what it means to live under the rule of law. We are free to start our own businesses. We don’t have to have approval [...]
Your mom always told you that, and (not surprisingly) she was right. Being a charitable person pays you back in several ways. When you give something regularly to those who need it more than you, you learn that you are in control of your money. (If you don’t have any extra to give, you’re out [...]
I remember several years ago interviewing a young accountant for a CFO position in one of our companies. He was bright, intelligent, capable, energetic — and young. In fact, he was only 27 years old. The current CFO made the following comment to our young applicant: “You know, you’re pretty young. In fact, you could [...]
Jeff Cornwall over at The Entrepreneurial Mind Blog wrote a great piece today entitled Accountants Are From Mars, Entrepreneurs Are From Venus, illustrating the need to “speak the language” of the people you are trying to communicate with. Since he says it so eloquently I’ll let you read it for yourself, rather than put my [...]