Based on what we know about our heuristic decision-making tendencies, our prodigious healthcare failures and widespread economic insecurities all make sense. In health, as an example, rather than support the intelligence and strength of our bodies, we turn to chemical intervention. No one really agrees with this method. Rather, we unconsciously follow an established order […]

No-time: When less is more Both Jobs and Einstein were busy, brilliant, and busy being brilliant. On the contrary, when you’re accomplishing as much as they squeezed into one lifetime, you also have to do as little as possible. Every success blog, video, book, or self-help seminar encourages you to have a quality, consistent morning […]

The spiritual downside to spending 30 years studying finances and the last 7 focused on business academics is that I judge people’s property. I look at the brand-new truck people are driving and make assumptions like “Truck poor is the new poor.” According to one top economist, dropping $40,000 on a new truck (or car) […]

Snowball, Avalanche Method – or Hold? Your interpretation of debt can make or break your financial future. I first want to say, as a very risk averse human being, I do not like debt.  Debt is as much an emotional issue as a financial one and thus, I also like the peace of mind that […]

Understand your inner world for a more successful outer one If you haven’t done personality measurements on yourself, the people closest to you, and those that you lead; you could really be missing out. Personality testing can make a powerful impact in your life. When getting my Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, I wrote […]

HOW LEADERS CAN BUILD A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR  With 11,766 stores and 2.2 million employees, Walmart is the largest and most powerful company in the world.  When they began selling my books in their stores, I had the opportunity to be the keynote speakers at their famous management meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas attended by […]