Developing wealth requires skill, persistence, and discipline. This does not require a college degree, although attending college builds persistence and discipline and also provides structured education in skills. It is important to differentiate between skills and...
Sociology and paleontology each have a theory that normal growth is relatively static and stable, but periodically there are dramatic increases in the systems. This is called punctuated equilibrium. Things go along normally until some factor causes a rapid expansion...
Most people would tell you to set “big” goals or “stretch” goals. The noble idea is to motivate you to action. However, this advice can encourage you to dream and set your expectations unrealistically high. The first inevitable difficulty or...
No matter where you live or your income level, opportunities to become wealthy surround you. Recognizing and capitalizing on these opportunities, however, can be daunting. The solution to both these problems is to become an expert in a high-value skill set. When you...
Networking is the process of building relationships with people or organizations for mutual gain. Parties get added to networks because each recognizes the other provides value and contributes to the realization of their own goals. The purpose and expectations are...
Like many people, I have a multitude of interests and have trouble keeping on task and sticking to a schedule. I bounce around and seem to move a lot of rocks a little each day. The problem is, those rocks can become irrelevant if you take too long to get them to the...