Spit and polish

Spit and polish

Great phrase, isn’t it, and I believe its roots lie in the army requirement to keep one’s boots spotlessly shiny and spit helped in the polishing process. Shiny shoes are great for morale, the army believes. Well, I just want to report that it works for me. The other...
Make ’em happy!

Make ’em happy!

Now that I’m slowly sinking into senility I can do a whole lot of things I couldn’t do in my middle age or callow youth! And what’s that? Well, I can pretend that any person around my age or older (or younger, but looking their years!) is younger than me. And so what?...
From the Vault: More than average!

From the Vault: More than average!

J. Paul Getty (American Oil Executive and Philanthropist) once said: No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or get rich in business by being a conformist. I firmly believe that if you do what everyone else does, you will only get the results everyone...
Lessons in life, 2

Lessons in life, 2

As taught to me by an enormously successful man for whom I once worked. Well, it wasn’t really work, it was a privilege for which I was also paid! Enthusiasm is mighty powerful! I can remember once going with the man to see the CEO of a finance company who had...
Business Should Be Fun!

Business Should Be Fun!

With all the doom and gloom about inflation, interest rates, housing shortages, war and the rest of the stuff that is causing misery in the ranks, I think that we are ready for this timely reminder. It is all about enjoying doing what you do. Therefore, here is a...