Why Smart People Make Dumb Decisions Part 2
Last week, I shared six of twelve reasons why smart people make dumb decisions. I promised to share the other six this week, so here they are. Smart people make dumb decisions PRESSURE Pressure is a sales tactic. Sales people try to create reasons why we should act swiftly. It’s their job to close sales. […]
Why Smart People Make Dumb Decisions
We all make mistakes, sometimes obvious ones. Why do smart people (like you and me) make dumb decisions? There are proven reasons why we screw up. Below are a few that I discovered doing research for a presentation I gave on “how to make better decisions and fewer mistakes.” Smart people make dumb decisions EMOTION […]
52 Amazing Dad Stories
I’ve written a lot about my amazing dad, Chubby. Like me, Chubby was plump as a kid. He eventually lost the weight, but his nickname stuck. Chubby grew up with no money, no father, no education, and no connections. Yet through hard work, extraordinary values, and uncanny street savvy, he built one of the most […]
The War on Henry Ford
https://www.youtube.com/embed/yDIzEBl8tz4 Henry Ford. An anarchist. An ignorant pacifist. That’s what they said. A great American industrialist was under attack. The year was 1916, and the Chicago Tribune had just published a scathing editorial accusing Henry Ford of being disloyal to his country and a man of no common sense. As you might guess, Ford was […]
Why People Struggle to be Happy
People struggle to be happy. One of my friends is always happy. She sings, smiles, and brings joy to everyone around her. Another friend is consistently a grump. His glass of life is half empty, from morning to night. Why people struggle to be happy Why are some people consistently unhappy? They can’t seem to […]
You Can’t Palm Big Balls With Small Hands
“Follow your dreams! You can do it,” encouraged Mom. “Go for it,” said Chubby. No kid could have tried harder to make the high school basketball team. My toes were bloody, my knees ached, and my palms were raw. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t palm big balls with small hands. Even […]
Look for the Big Moments in Life
In the late 1970s I was invited to give a 20-minute presentation to over 1,000 Shaklee distributors in Cincinnati, OH, where I grew up. I had just completed the Dale Carnegie speaking course and did pretty well. So the local director chose me to give the talk. He wanted to sell training by illustrating that […]
The Fatal Assumption
Crunchy sweet graham cracker crust. Organic, extra-tart lemons. Glistening meringue exploding from the top of a pie like a billow of clouds in the sky. Katie’s pies were magnificent. But a fatal assumption was on the horizon. For years everyone said, “Katie, your pies are so good, you should start a pie business.” And so […]
Dancing With The Facts
The year was 1968 and Audrey was a childless widow in her fifties who dreamed of dancing like Ginger Rogers. So when a friend invited her to a dance party at a local Arthur Murray studio in Clearwater, FL, Audrey was excited to attend. When Audrey arrived, a dashing young dance instructor whirled her about the […]
Lightning Bolts and Mystery Spots
My friend Bruce has a talent for changing the way I think. A few years ago he shared one single sentence that changed the way I hug, kiss, love and live. I consider these Bruceisms to be lightning bolt sentences. It started when Bruce invited me on a motorcycle trip to Mexico with our mutual […]