Bruce Kasanoff | Entrepreneur. Writer. Speaker. Co-author of Smart Customers, Stupid Companies. Every person matters. Every time you encounter another person, think: help this person. It's not altruistic. Nothing else can so quickly supercharge your career and improve the quality of your life. When you walk into Starbucks for a coffee, think help this person …
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My Comments: I’ve been a supporter of the Affordable Care Act from the beginning. I saw it as a necessary evil to force the various stakeholders in this country come to terms with the unsustainable growth in the cost of health care. Couple that with less desirable medical outcomes such as longevity, and I felt …
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My Comments: The world of real estate is something I don't fully understand. The part I do understand is that home buyers play a large role in an economic recovery following a crash like the one we've been through recently. Here is a commentary that suggests the reasons for home prices going up rapidly these …
We do in ours, and they can be noisy from time to time. Here's a crow story you might enjoy. About 200 dead crows were found near Topeka, KS. and there was concern that the crows may have died from Avian Flu. A bird pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and he confirmed …
My Comments: I was born in Great Britain, with bombs falling within a few miles of the house where my mother lived. My father was across the English Channel, with the British Army, with the as yet to happen escape via Dunkirk. From time to time, my mother and her two sisters retreated to a …
My Comments: Women comprise a large percentage of my clients. Some of that is because I’ve been doing this for a long time and many of the husbands have died already. It makes we wonder sometime how my wife will manage financially without me but I think I’ve set enough in motion that she’ll be …
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The original plan was to post these every week. Some of you like to make your own decisions; giving up control is hard to do. This weekly recap will give you some insights as to what is going on right now. Enjoy...
My Comments: While I don’t worry about how folks around the world see the United States, I do find it interesting to read their observations from time to time. I grew up and was overseas when the phrase “ugly Amercian” gained popularity. It diminished over time until the Bush years when we attempted to impose …
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My Comments: As a resident of Florida, I’m pleased that I chose to live in Gainesville, which is significantly higher above sea level than say, most of the suburbes in the Jacksonville area. And as a planner, I recognize I’ll be long gone in 2100 but probably not members of my family, some of whom …
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My Comments: I recall a conversation I had some three years ago where someone asked me if I followed Keynes or did I follow the Austrian approach. Not knowing at the time just what this person was asking, I responded “Keynes” since I knew more or less how Keynes mind worked and had no idea …
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