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from John Ellsworth
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Do You Have the Advantage?February 25, 2025 - 5:47 pm
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What Does Your Future Hold?December 26, 2024 - 10:30 am
Would You Be Ready?
While all of us are faced with negative challenges and nobody wants to dwell on them, we would be well served if we have given these situations some forethought. For example…
“Secure Your Own Mask First!”
For those of you who have ever been on a commercial airline flight in the United States, you are probably very familiar with this warning: “In the event of an unexpected decrease in cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop from above your seat. If this happens, please place it over your mouth and nose. Be sure to secure your own oxygen mask before attempting to assist others.”
“No Excuses!”
Where do you really want to be in five years? In ten years? How can you get there? What will it take to succeed in reaching those goals?
Should I be fixing my Interest Rates?
This is a question many people are asking. I believe it’s something we need to be looking at regularly.
Developing a Future Course for Your Business
Am I advocating that you should simply do this planning to obtain more money? No. Maybe your goal is to give more money to charity. Whatever it is, write it down. I am confident that you will be much more pleased with the results you obtain if they are in line with what you desire: Think it through and write it down.
“What would Albert Einstein do?”
I think you’ll agree that Albert Einstein was a very intelligent person. However, as the scientist who developed the Theory of Relativity, most of us would not have looked to him for advice in the area of strategic management or life philosophy. While that may, for the most part, be a reasonable assumption, I’d like to review one of his quotes because I believe it contains some very powerful advice for us today.