Month: February 2009

  • Where's the bottom? When do things get better?

    These are two questions I receive often on social networks: Where’s the bottom? When do things get better? First, a disclaimer: I am an armchair economist at best. I’ve never taken a course in economics, but I do own Economics for Dummies and have read it cover to cover many times. That’s enough for the…

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  • The problem with premium

    Starbucks. Apple. Maglite. Dom Perignon. All of these are premium brands, yes? They conjure up certain images, certain feelings, certain associations, all of which their respective marketing departments have worked hard to establish over the years. Premium denotes quality of product or service above average, a product you can aspire to as a consumer… ……

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  • How You Fight Tells Me Who You Are

    How You Fight Tells Me Who You Are A lot of your personality is revealed when you take up arms against someone else, whether in self defense or aggression. How you fight, your particular fighting style, reveals your traits – strengths, weaknesses, identity. After all, in a fight, you’re tapping into your most primal traits.…

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