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Hard Lessons: 2. Not all friends are created equal

Not sure what the average number of people to have bailed out of jail is, nor the average number of countries from which people have called you for said bail money, but I’m pretty certain that I have exceeded both of those averages. As I explained to my niece, Samantha, the other day, when people…

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Hard Lessons: 1. Don’t mistake colleagues for friends

Contrary to appearances, I’m a fairly private person. You might not think so from some of what I write on this blog, but I challenge anyone to read through here and find personal details like the number of my siblings who have passed away or something hurtful someone might have done to me. Since I’m…

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Industrial Engineering Applies to Life

My long and occasionally-storied career began as an industrial engineer, where I had drilled into my brain one of my most useful life lessons. Here is the secret to mastering your life, reducing your stress by a good 50% — Learn the difference between standard hours and actual hours The business dictionary laughably defines a standard…

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Chill. Relax. Seriously, chill. #46 of 55 things I have learned

There have been days, especially when I started my first two businesses, when I was seriously stressed. What if I could not make the payroll? What about cash flow when the business was growing and expenses were due now but customers didn’t pay until the end of the month? What if … for most small…