It’s New Year’s Eve Day and I am frantically trying to get a bunch of things done so I can get out of the office and enjoy some of the festivities in Boston. There’s a long list of things that I would really like to get done and an equally long list of things that really have to get done. It would be easy to skip the blog today. After all, I...
Read MoreA study recently published in Psychological Science that showed people make bad financial decisions when they’re sad. Apparently, sad people would rather have less money immediately than to wait awhile get more. In contrast, people who are disgusted will still make the more financially beneficial decision to hold out for the extra dollars. Clearly, when it...
Read MoreYou know you need to write something, but what? You don’t know where to start, so you put it off. You try to come back to it, but you still don’t know what to write. When this happens, take a tip from my clever second graders (Sunday School class). Nearly every week, I hand them a maze. Though it says where to start, that’s rarely where they do....
Read MoreThere are people in every industry who everyone seems to know. They are the “experts.” The ones that people turn to for advice and guidance. They write books. They give speeches. They’re quoted in the newspapers. Who are they? Could you be one of them? You can learn more on Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Enterprise Center at Salem State...
Read MoreIf you have ever had an inkling that you might like to draw but you feel that you just aren’t good enough or that you don’t know where to begin, then start with this book: It”s by Carla Sonheim, who is not only a talented artist but also an extremely talented teacher. She sneaks her lessons in with fun exercises that are...
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