Eating the seed corn
You cannot hold onto your seed. You must sow it - and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches anew. (Robert Collier) Eating the seed corn The first winter in Plymouth Colony killed a third of the Pilgrim ...
January 18th, 2008 at 5:25 am »
January 18th, 2008 at 5:25 am »
Interview followup - get help
A friend's eye is a good mirror. (Celtic proverb) Interview followup - get help I hate trying to see the back of my head. Worse is the middle of my back. It takes at least two mirrors and a lot of luck, twisting, and patience. Most peopl ...
January 17th, 2008 at 5:42 am »
January 17th, 2008 at 5:42 am »
Businessmen from India
The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction. (Aesop) Businessmen from India Recently people doing business in India have told me how difficult bus ...
January 16th, 2008 at 5:38 am »
January 16th, 2008 at 5:38 am »
The tsunami is coming
At high tide fish eat ants. At low tide ants eat fish. (Thai proverb) The tsunami is coming In the great Indian Ocean tsunami some people survived because they knew the signs of disaster waiting to happen. They had learned, "When the sea retre ...
January 15th, 2008 at 5:27 am »
January 15th, 2008 at 5:27 am »
Foreigners stealing jobs
Don't worry about people stealing your idea. If it is original, you will have to ram it down their throats. (Howard Aiken) Foreigners stealing jobs It appears that again in 2007 the country that lost the most jobs to cheap labor markets wa ...
January 14th, 2008 at 5:30 am »
January 14th, 2008 at 5:30 am »
