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Post-Election Lessons from the Master

There is a story told by Machiavelli, where the ancient Romans besieged a city for three years, and finally gave up. As they were packing up to leave, the citizens inside the city lined the parapets, taunting and jeering. On … Continue reading

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Drowning in Mythology

In all this in writing, blogging, and speaking that I do, I often find myself pondering how I can be more effective in making changes that I think ought be made. My musical training of long ago taught me to … Continue reading

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The Recurring Question: What Does the Conductor Actually Do?

When I got into being a speaker, there was one nagging question that I relentlessly sought to answer: why were some of the conductors I played for in the Pops so much better than others?  Seemed like a worthwhile study … Continue reading

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Trust: Our National Trust

Well, it has been a couple of months since I published my new book, “Getting in Touch with Your Inner Rich Kid.” As is so often the case, after I write a book like this, I find myself “assimilating” the … Continue reading

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Article in “Advisor Perspectives” on my New Book

So I did a little cliffnotes-esque article based on the new book “Getting in Touch with Your Inner Rich Kid” on the Advisor Perspectives e-zine: http://advisorperspectives.com/newsletters12/Getting_in_Touch_with_Your_Inner_Rich_Kid.php It’s a nice little summary of some of the main points . . . … Continue reading

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Poor Kids and Negotiations– Excerpt from “Getting in Touch with Your Inner Rich Kid”

Since Jordan Rich mentioned the “Negotiation Chapter” from my new book “Getting in Touch with Your Inner Rich Kid,” I decided to post an excerpt from that chapter here: Chapter 11 Poor Kids, Rich Kids, and Negotiations Let us now … Continue reading

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The Liturgy of Leadership

So in case you haven’t heard, here in Massachusetts we are reeling from a scandal in our Justice Department. One single person in the state’s police drug lab has, for want of a better word, gone crazy. For the past … Continue reading

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On WBZ

Well many thanks to Mr. Jordan Rich for allowing me to come on his show yesterday morning and talk extensively about my new book, “Getting in Touch with Your Inner Rich Kid“!  You can hear the interview podcast HERE

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Global Distribution

Well I must apologize to my regular blog readers here… I have been somewhat remiss in posting anything lately. But I have a pretty good excuse. I have been busy. Before I forget, this Friday (October 5, 2012), starting at … Continue reading

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So Mr. Mozart, What Do You Compose About?

The big question that always comes up for a speaker like me is “what do you talk about?” Most professional speakers talk about increasing your productivity, and I do that as well, but in a very different way. In the … Continue reading

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