Author Archives: Justin Locke

There has been a bit of a hullaballoo on the internet lately regarding Disney Corporations’s trademarking of the phrase “Seal Team Six,” the name of the military unit that killed Osama Bin Laden.  This is somewhat surprising, given that Disney … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but one of my major pet peeves of modern living is these automated phone answering systems.  My first complaint is that they always say, “please listen carefully as our menu options have changed.”  Since it … Continue reading →

Every once in a while I indulge myself in a fond fantasy of being a college professor.  In this fantasy, I teach a class with a simple twist: only one person in the class will get an A, and everyone … Continue reading →

Okay, let me start off with a terrible confession: I was a teenage curve buster. Yep, for much of my academic career, I was that geeky, brown-nosing teacher’s pet who got 100 on every test.  Well, not every test, but … Continue reading →

Well here is my monthly article in the American Institute of CPA's online newsletter:   Managing Your Manager AND same day I had another article published in Advisor Perspectives: Belief VS Permission  In a few weeks the text will appear … Continue reading →

(This is a re-post from 3 years ago:)  I was recently re-reading one of the first success books ever written, "Think and Grow Rich," by Napoleon Hill. Like many success books old and new, the book places tremendous emphasis on … Continue reading →

I have several friends who work in “Corporate America,” and every once in while one of them will make reference to something called a “performance review.”  Now pardon my ignorance here, but apparently, once a year these people sit down … Continue reading →

Well I am great believer in "inbound marketing,"  i.e., publishing interesting content to draw readers in to my website.  To that end, here is another installment in my "travelogue series": my trip(s) to nassau bahamas, combined over 4 trips I … Continue reading →

I was watching a U2 video on youtube today, and I was very intrigued when certain words spoken by Bono (not to be confused with Sonny Bono) elicited spontaneous cheers from the crowd.   I have seen this crowd energy … Continue reading →