In our work settings, there is a great need for teachers. Not many days go by that we don’t have new folks demonstrating new methods and practices. A recent report said that when you teach, it makes you better. Teaching makes you reflect on the “right” way to do things. You have to “know” something […]

The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. More than seven years after declaring our independence, it was finally acknowledged and granted to the United States. More than 50,000 died in the war. Many more were wounded. If you study the war, you learn King George’s strategy was to wage a […]

Charlie Munger is Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and shared the stage with Warren Buffett at the annual shareholders meeting I attended in Omaha. Munger, who is 92 years old, let Buffett do most of the talking, but Warren always asked him if he had anything to add. Frequently he did. His quotes during the event […]

Are you hardy? Being hardy is associated with being tough. Hardy people show up. They make it through the hard times. They can make bad situations better. You want hardy people in your “foxhole.” Hardy people are made, not born. Somewhere along the way, you have learned to be hardy. Someone inspired you. They guided […]