In today’s highly competitive market there are fewer and fewer ways to separate your company and your products from the competition. All products offer the latest features and all companies offer guarantees. What makes some companies and some individuals always near the top of the pack? The biggest differentiator in the new economy is a constant [...]
I did something in December of 2007. And I don’t mean trivially stupid — I mean life-threateningly stupid. A couple friends and I had the brilliant idea to go canyoneering through Spry Canyon in Zion National Park in the middle of winter. Canyoneering is hiking through slot canyons that require a lot of rappelling to [...]
The desire to “fit in” is fundamental to human nature and society. We enjoy being with people that we have much in common with; it brings comfort, security, familiarity, and gives us the sense that we are right about things. However, this desire can lead down a path that will take us away from where [...]
How To Influence the Definition and Direction of Contemporary Libertarianism Collectivism, though at its apex and seemingly more powerful than ever, is on the decline; individualism is on the rise. With its rise, individualism, also known as libertarianism, poses threats to American culture and governance. It also provides significant, positive opportunities that have not been [...]
Contribute your thoughts on the poem to the community by commenting below. Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Thoughts Are Things Henry Van Dyke I hold it true that thoughts are things; They’re endowed with bodies and breath and wings; And that we send them forth to fill The world with good results, or ill. [...]
If you’re researching economic opportunities, read this article to discover four specific principles that will determine whether or not you should invest your time, money, and/or effort. If you apply these principles, you’ll avoid wasting money, time, and effort and learn to quickly identify the right opportunities. A couple years ago I had an opportunity [...]
When a federal judge earlier this week struck down portions of Arizona’s attempt to crack down on illegal immigration it certainly riled up those who’ve chosen this issue as their figurative last stand. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a darling of the forces of so-called “law and order” (so long as it’s being enforced against someone else), [...]
Public virtue — voluntarily sacrificing personal benefits and desires for the good of society — can be a tough concept to grasp and believe in. This may be so because it can seem like a daunting task; we may feel like small and daily sacrifices just don’t cut it. We may read accounts of men [...]
“Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men in whose breasts it predominates so stupid and miserable, that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it… The foundation of every government is some principle or passion [...]
Ever heard politicians and/or pundits lamenting the “tough choices” America faces? Really? It’s a tough choice of whether or not we’ll pass on trillions of dollars of debt to our children and grandchildren? Really? I’m leery of anyone who promises they’ll “make the tough choices.” For anyone who has their head screwed on straight, most [...]
