Tag Archives: Money

04.19.13
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What Have You Written Lately?

Here are my most recent written posts:

01.25.12
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What I read…

I read a lot of articles each day. I really should share what I have read. So here’s what I read today (with simple notes):

Seth Godin. Of course.
Liked it.

http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/1000-days-after-overnight-success/
Liked it.

http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/%E2%80%9Cive-just-been-so-busy-lately%E2%80%9D/
Didn’t like it (though it was good. For some reason (perhaps I envy his lifestyle and success?) I think of Chris as a TV evangelist: preaching empty messages to serve himself.)

http://www.daniellelaporte.com/business-wealth-articles/busy-nuff-whining/
Didn’t like it (though it was OK)

http://www.daniellelaporte.com/white-hot/the-manifesto-of-encouragement/
Loved it.

http://www.daniellelaporte.com/white-hot/how-to-be-a-profiting-truth-omercial-rather-than-a-slickster/
Loved it.

http://www.daniellelaporte.com/white-hot/on-bright-faith-and-why-falling-in-love-is-totally-uncool/
Loved it.

http://paulcrik.com/wp/archives/1731
Loved the writing. The idea terrified me.

http://paulcrik.com/wp/archives/1701
Loved it.

http://paulcrik.com/wp/archives/1696
Loved

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/read-marc-marons-amazing-inspiring-just-for-lau
Boom. There’s honesty, and there’s real honesty. this is the second.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/25-awesome-quotes-from-comics-on-marc-marons
Loved it.

http://paulcrik.com/wp/archives/1518
Liked it.

http://www.boston.com/news/daily/26/ampad.pdf
Hmm. Romney looks heartless and unethical. On Jan 5th, I wrote this:

What would it take to pull off a major theft?

The vast majority of people never consider the question. At least not seriously. That is why the vast majority of people hold jobs: they do not steal (significantly) from where they work; they do not plan elaborate strategies to clean out they company they work for.

But some people do think about how to pull off a heist. And not just in action movies.

As we have seen in action films, the amount of planning and money it takes to pull of a major heist is beyond the majority of people. But for those who do consider it, you can pull off grand theft, free and clear, in two arenas: the financial industry and religion.

Looks like I was right.

08.10.11
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Apple is the largest company in the world.

It happened briefly, slightly yesterday, then with feeling today… Apple has passed Exxon-Mobile in market capitalization to become the largest (most valuable) company in the world.

Those of you within earshot of me will remember that last year, I predicted that this would happen by the end of this year. It happened ahead of my prediction.

What did we learn from this? What I said yesterday: Vision trumps everything. Whether you are parenting, teaching, running a business, pastoring, painting, writing,… having a clear, laser-focused vision will produce infinitely better results than trying to guide yourself via surveys, market-studies, feedback, examining data.

Vision, vision, vision. The more you reduce it (simplify it) the better. The clearer (more defined) the better.

Vision trumps everything.