Special Skin
I didn’t have a dad growing up. My mom and grandma raised me. But I did have an uncle. He was like a father to me. His name is Greg Hague. Uncle Greg taught me something special about myself. I’d like to share it with you this Christmas week. My name is Jason and I […]
More Mistakes
Two weeks ago I wrote about 6 ways to make better decisions and fewer mistakes. This is Part II, with a few more proven techniques to avoid making mistakes you look back on and say to yourself, “Why did I do that?” If you didn’t see my first blog, you can read it at EscapeMistakes.com. […]
Talkin’ Turkey
I love Thanksgiving. No pressure. No presents. Just food, football, family and friends. For 14 straight years I’ve shared Turkey Day trivia in my Thanksgiving week blog. So here it is, a few tidbits to make you a Thanksgiving dinner conversational expert. Did you know that the humble turkey almost beat out the bald eagle […]
Mistakes
We all make mistakes, sometimes obvious ones. Why do smart people (like you and me) make bad decisions? There are proven reasons why we mess up. Below are a few that I discovered doing research for a presentation I recently gave. EMOTION Emotion clouds judgement, causing us to make errors. It also makes us freeze, […]
Daylight Saving Time
Growing up in Cincinnati, I was all about Daylight Saving Time. It meant an extra hour of playing with friends before the streetlights came on, which was my signal to head home for supper. You might be surprised to learn that the correct term is Daylight Saving Time. There is no “s” at the end […]
The Town That Lived Forever
Did you ever wonder if there really is a fountain of youth? We all know that if we eat better, exercise more, and eliminate stress, our probability of living longer and feeling better increases. But does where we live affect how long we live? Nobody thought so until Malcolm Gladwell, in his insightful book, Outliers, […]
Cities Take Control
Cities across the country are taking control, responding to a surge of citizen concern about the rapid proliferation of non-resident investor owned Airbnb rental operations springing up on quiet streets in residential communities. Mayors and city councils from New York to Los Angeles are taking decisive action to prevent investor owned vacation/party house operators from […]
Why Uber Shouldn’t Exist
This is an article about a visionary business model that skirted the law, required a new technology, changed the way people travel, and challenged a powerful, state regulated, deeply entrenched industry. The BFC Test Uber does what very few businesses achieve, passing the BFC test. BFC stands for “Better, Faster, Cheaper”, the ability to offer […]
The Right To Be Forgotten
Should we have the right to force Google to hide negative things about us (true or untrue) from its search results, making it hard for others to find? Should we have the right to force Google to completely remove negative things about us from the Internet, so it no longer exists online? Turns out some […]
Arizona Tonight with Greg Hague
Talk about fun (and intimidating). Recently, I co-hosted (with Destry Jetton) a primetime special about real estate on NBC, just before Saturday Night Live. I shared some fascinating data about our local real estate market, along with my personal insight as to whether the market is overheated, possibly on the precipice of a downturn. If […]