Financial stewardship of a business empire or $100 bill require a particular psychology if they are going to survive over time in the same hands. The lack of this same psychology is why most lottery winners cannot hold onto the giant sums of money they receive; and I call this psychological mind-set the “Leaky Wallet Syndrome”. The difficulty with holding…
Tag: Weakness
Job Applications Common Interview Questions Part 2
What, would you say, is your greatest weakness? No one likes admitting to weaknesses, but this is a favourite interview question, and one you need to be prepared for. This is not the time to confess your deepest secrets or expose embarrassing mistakes you have made in previous jobs. You should choose an area in which you don’t have quite…
Coaching Developing A Position Of Strength
It is incredible to me to see how many businesses operate with a mindset that gives every indication they do not want to succeed. These business operate from a position of weakness and essentially live off the charity of a few friends, family and business associates who purchase from these businesses out of a sense of grudging pity. These businesses…
Public Companies Provide New Disclosures To Investors
Investors in the nation’s publicly traded companies now have access to an unprecedented level of corporate information when companies issue their annual reports. For the first time ever, these reports include details about a company’s internal control over financial reporting. When a company measures its internal control over financial reporting, it monitors the vital processes involved in recording transactions and…
How To Find The Novel That Only You Can Write
Most people think writing a novel is just writing. I have lost count of the number of people who say “I want to write a novel” and think that they will just sit down, put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, and the whole thing will just unfold before them. I’ve read a few novels, they think, why can’t…
Coaching Developing A Position Of Strength
It is incredible to me to see how many businesses operate with a mindset that gives every indication they do not want to succeed. These business operate from a position of weakness and essentially live off the charity of a few friends, family and business associates who purchase from these businesses out of a sense of grudging pity. These businesses…
Cervical Radiculopathy Diagnosing A Pinched Nerve In The Neck
When a nerve is pinched in the neck’s spinal column, pain can be such a prominent symptom that more subtle, but diagnostic, aspects are overlooked. By way of background, the spinal cord in the neck is connected to the nerves of the arms through pairs of spinal nerves. These spinal nerves, also known as roots or “radicles,” transmit incoming messages…