In the 1990s, President Trump nearly ruined himself by personally guaranteeing many millions of dollars in loans, and then said he regretted guaranteeing them. But…
JohnMNovember 21, 2020
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Two interesting articles appeared on September 6. The Seattle Times published a Los Angeles Times article titled, “Instacart shoppers face unforgiving metrics: ‘It’s a very…
JohnMNovember 11, 2020
The September issue of the Fearey Group’s newsletter was titled PR Failure #26: The Ellen-ments of a Talk TV PR Nightmare. FYI, the Fearey Group…
JohnMNovember 7, 2020
Our dogs have been affected ed by the change from Daylight Savings to Standard Time. They get up at the same “time” in the morning,…
JohnMNovember 2, 2020
I was interviewed by my friend Ted Leverette and shared my tips on reviving troubled buy-sell deals. Have a listen. Get Started With A Consult
JohnMOctober 29, 2020
I was reminded of the Billy Crystal movie City Slickers when I saw the following, which would be funny if these people weren’t damaging our…
JohnMOctober 28, 2020
Realize what I give as examples below represents at least part of our customer/client base, which is why we can’t assume too much about people,…
JohnMOctober 23, 2020
We’re doing online training with our adorable puppy Coco and it reinforces our feelings we lucked out and got a great dog. We see and…
JohnMOctober 21, 2020
It’s no secret the Seattle City Council makes good old-fashioned liberal Democrats look like the old John Birch Society or the Tea Party. So when…
JohnMOctober 16, 2020
Disclaimer: the title has nothing to do with current events like Covid, the recession, racial injustice, any political party, or similar. While not about sports…
JohnMOctober 14, 2020
Over the summer, California experienced electricity brownouts and power outages when demand peaked. The reported reason why is because the State forced power companies to…
JohnMOctober 7, 2020
On August 24 my phone buzzed with a news flash from The Wall Street Journal. It said the New York Attorney General is investigating the…
JohnMOctober 7, 2020
A good friend of ours told me his sales team made their first sale ever to a non-affiliated customer. He was hired earlier this year…
JohnMSeptember 30, 2020
A business owner told me his sales were X dollars – put in whatever figure you want, $100,000, $1,000,000 or $10,000,000. His actual sales were:…
JohnMSeptember 23, 2020
I’ve had a security camera in our house for a couple years now. I won’t mention the company name (they’re local) as the main subject…
JohnMSeptember 16, 2020
It happened again. It shouldn’t surprise me, but it always does. Maybe I’m too optimistic about successful people knowing what they’re doing. A burned-out business…
JohnMSeptember 9, 2020
My wife and I were having dinner last week on the new deck at the Wallingford Tutta Bella along with Joe Fugere, the owner (not…
JohnMSeptember 2, 2020
Basketball players pivot on one foot so they can move their body around to see in all directions. But if they lift up their pivot…
JohnMAugust 26, 2020
The July 11-12, 2020 Wall Street Journal had a fascinating article on the dysfunctional British Barclays family. It’s a good example of why it’s great…
JohnMAugust 21, 2020
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