It’s hard to believe we are nearly halfway through the calendar year.  But the calendar doesn’t lie, 12 o’clock noon, July 2, the official halfway mark, is less than 30 days away.    Though the halfway point on a calendar has no wiggle room, luckily halfway in business (and in life) can have a variety of […]

  They can live to be 1,500 – 2,000 years old. When you see them, you can’t help but be amazed by the quiet strength on display in the way their often curvy branches appear to defy gravity with their horizontal reach. Often garnished with Spanish moss, there is something both mystical and calming when […]

Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced this past week they had found a 500 year-old painting by Hieronymus Bosch; maybe that’s not a Rembrandt, but from a value / collector’s perspective, it’s not far off.  In fact, there are only 25 paintings by Bosch on the planet and only 5 in the U.S.  The […]

This past week “The Voice” crowned its latest winner, 22 year old Jordan Smith. His final performance was the powerful Christmas song “Mary Did You Know” and he nailed it. The recording became the number #1 download on I-Tunes overnight. It held that spot for several days and continues to be near the top as […]

How thankful is your business?   With it being the week of Thanksgiving, there may be no better time to ask that question.   Maybe the more important question is how thankful would your customers say your business is? Most businesses are in some mode of growth.  Unless someone is intentionally trying to sabotage or methodically wind […]

Congratulations to the Kansas City Royals on a great season and a great win in the World Series last night! Arguably the Royals didn’t play anywhere near their best baseball in the playoffs (uncharacteristic errors, big lack of power hitting compared to last year’s playoffs or even the regular season) and yet they were still […]