Like most big cats, Tiger avoided deep water during yesterday's five-minute interviews with ESPN and the Golf Channel. The talk tracks were well rehearsed and virtually identical, which was disappointing. To his credit, Woods took a small first step … [Read more...]
How to Get Closure
Ah, the dictionary's most dreaded seven-letter word, defined thusly: "noun. A permanent end of business. Barring of access. A sense of finality." Real life's definition is never so simple. Real life defines closure as something we do to others … [Read more...]
Thrivers, Survivors, and Chevrolet Drivers
Every sales organization has three categories of reps: Thrivers, Survivors, and Chevrolet Drivers. Thrivers are star performers, few in number but consistently great year after year. Survivors are low-performers. The majority of salespeople sell … [Read more...]
Real Stuff vs. Invisible Stuff
I just got back from a trip to Jacksonville, Florida and Hilton Head, South Carolina. I was in Florida for meetings about a consulting job and movie financing but Hilton Head was more important; I drove there from Florida to help my daughter Gracie … [Read more...]
Why Men Have A Midlife Crisis
In a world without women, what would a crazy man do? Many of my middle age friends have cartwheeled out of control at some point with at least one bizarre behavioral crisis. When the economy was flush, some involved playthings and wheelbarrows of … [Read more...]
Speedy Boyfriends
There is an adage about how to make a million in the horse business that's more true today than ever before. "Start with a billion dollars ... and stay in." Racing has turned billionaires into millionaires and millionaires into working men but it's … [Read more...]
Hurt People
In a recent column I mentioned a mass shooting by a co-worker in Honolulu while I was still working with Xerox. The shooter, Byran Uyesugi, was a service technician who fixed machines. The men he killed were his teammates, fellow technicians. The … [Read more...]
The 2010 Oscars
Two things quickly before passing out invisible statues: 1) My favorite film of the year "500 Days of Summer" should have been recognized; and 2) By far the greatest acting performance of 2009 is buried in unfair anonymity. British actor Tom Hardy's … [Read more...]
The Psychology of Progress: “Throw Down the Bones!”
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve received in the last few years came from Steve Moore, the great cartoonist who draws the daily sports panel “In the Bleachers.” If you aren’t familiar with his work, make sure to visit gocomics.com/inthebleachers … [Read more...]
Why I Walked Away
Twenty years seems a long time. Then again it’s less than the blink of an eye since the earth is 4.6 billion years old. Too bad we insist on making it show its age. I have earned a buck many ways since the tragic day my parents halted the allowance … [Read more...]