Advice for hard times: Take sips from a full cup
A few thousand years ago, the Bible story goes, Pharaoh woke up from a dream he couldn’t understand: He was standing by a river and saw seven robust cows emerge, followed by seven emaciated cows. "I have not seen such ugly ones throughout the entire land of Egypt," he would later say to Joseph, who he was hoping would interpret the dream for him.
Advice For The Job Search: Spend Less Time Looking (Amy Eddings Interview on WNYC, NPR)
by Peter on July 2, 2010
in Interview, National Public Radio (NPR), Radio, WNYC
For 2010, think of self-reliance as progress
New York (CNN) – In last year’s futuristic movie, "Wall-E," human beings, evacuated from an uninhabitable Earth, now live in a space station, confined to hover chairs and unable to walk because they have become so obese. Actually, it’s the other way around. They became so obese because they no longer walked. Read more..
How to Fly Over Recessionary Obstacles
by Peter on August 4, 2009
in Harvard Business
Win, my mountain biking partner, and I looked down the ten-foot drop.
"Should be fun," he said as we backed away from the edge and climbed up the hill to get some runway. I wasn't so sure. He climbed on his bike, pedaled to get a little speed, and took the plunge, effortlessly gliding over the rocks, roots, and stumps.
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How to Teach Yourself Restraint
by Peter on June 10, 2009
in Harvard Business
The screaming started a few minutes before breakfast. As far as I could tell, our 2-year-old son Daniel took our seven-year-old daughter Isabelle's markers from her while she was drawing. And if you don't think that's a big deal you don't have kids.
Read more..The Right Way to Compete Now
by Peter on April 13, 2009
in Harvard Business
I recently met someone who used to be a bond trader but took a few years off to raise her children. Now she wants to return to work. I asked her whether she was interested in trading bonds again.
Read more..CNN Video: A Good Time To Start A Business and a Few Ideas How to Get Started
Make the recession work for you
NEW YORK (CNN) — A friend of mine, a senior leader in a pharmaceutical company, spends all her spare time doing yoga, taking classes in comparative religions, reading about spirituality, speaking with others about their beliefs. Just talking about it energizes her.