Greetings Leaders! Growing up in Hawaii and being half Japanese (Hapa to those local to Hawaii), I was influenced a lot by Japanese culture. I often went to the .25 cent movies with my dad and we would watch Samurai movies such as Musashi Miyomoto or Zatoichi, The Blind Swordsman. In the picture below (created […]
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Greetings Leaders! As a leader, how do you maintain your edge? In Japan, in addition to practicing daily, the Samurai would ensure that his katana (sword) was honed to perfection and many a Samurai viewed the sword as an extension of his soul. As a reflection of his soul, the katana was meticulously cared for.
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Greetings Leaders! When I trade stocks in the wee hours of the morning I often use different indicators and charts to help me make the best decision possible. Trading stocks is difficult and it helps to have different tools available to ensure I make a good trade. During a lull in the market, I began
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Greetings Leaders! Many of you have never met me, nor I you. Yet… we are somehow connected by this crazy thing we call the internet. We are also linked perhaps by our mutual interests or circumstances. You came to this page because you need encouragement… a link… a connection. I often wish I had a
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Greetings Leaders… I just posted a blog called Where Have All Our Heroes Gone. Now… the call for action. I am calling on you to be a hero. We need more heroes today, and yes, you can be a hero! Being a hero doesn’t mean selling all your possessions, going on a hunger strike or
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Greetings Leaders! Before I get into the blog, you have to watch this video. I don’t know when or where it was made, but it made me smile. I’m sitting at home alone tonight. My wife is out of town caring for her aunt and my daughter is up at her boyfriends. It’s a good
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Greetings Leaders! Last week I was sitting in Starbucks when a woman came to sit down next to my table. She put down her books and began to open her laptop and then froze. She looked my way, frowned, and then asked, “Is it always this noisy in here?” I smiled and told her that
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Greetings Leaders! Today in the Wall Street Journal you’ll find an article about GM complaining to Mr. Kenneth Feinberg, Treasury Pay Czar, that their search for a CFO is in jeopardy because it can’t find a “qualified” CFO for a measly $1 million, plus stock options and full benefits. Let’s think this through… The country
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Greetings Leaders! Here I am, sitting in Starbucks trying to get a little work done. At the next table there is a manager and his employee having a discussion about her suspension. I guess they thought Starbucks gained them some privacy. Yeah, right. I really tried to mind my own business but believe me, everyone
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Greetings Leaders! I was watching the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance last night and it reminded me that in difficult times it is important to remember what we’re living for. The movie was set in the 1930s during the great depression. One of the minor subplots revolved around a man who lost his store
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