When something becomes too easy, it can eventually become much harder. It’s one of those paradoxes of life. Let me explain. When something gets used too much, it becomes less valuable. (Example: email. Email is valuable as a tool and used all the time, but the value of each individual email has been diluted.) When […]
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Amity Schlaes has done a great service to the United States of America with her biography on Calvin Coolidge. We often know much more about the history of war than the history of peace. And we often read more of leaders who try to make a name for themselves rather than leaders who strive to […]
I remember driving through Mount Airy, N.C. one time, showing the town to some colleagues who were visiting from outside the area. We were mainly trying to showcase the more “fun” parts of the town, such as the tourism attractions for Andy Griffith fans and the open-face granite quarry, but it was hard to avoid […]
The Wright Brothers changed the world in so many ways. A few weeks ago I read David McCullough’s book on the Wright Brothers, and last week my family visited the Wright Brothers Memorial Museum in the Outer Banks. What really impresses me about them is that they revolutionized the world literally on a shoestring budget. […]
When I decided to become a business person and an entrepreneur, I thought predominantly about spreadsheets, finance, operations management, marketing, and making money. I started my first job in management in 2011, and I finished my MBA in 2012. I opened my business in 2016. I own and operate a staffing and recruiting agency, which […]
Spreadsheets and Overalls 