I’m sitting here watching the ceremonies before the final gam
e at Yankee Stadium. It’s been fun and emotional reliving a lot of memories and great moments. In fact. some of my earliest childhood memories are of Yankee Stadium. You know Yankee Stadium: the place they ripped up in 1974. Continue reading
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The Old Ballyard
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Fighting the Distraction Fire
I’m sure you’re aware of what’s been happening in the financial world over the last few days. Well, actually it’s been for the last few years but it all seems to be coming to a head. Pundits will be post-morteming this for a while and I’m sure many books will be written over the next few months. Continue reading
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Second Opinions
One of my favorite books is “A Whack on the Side of the Head.” 
It’s hard to believe that it’s 25 years old since the thought process it encourages is timeless. I particularly like the notion of the second right answer.
Roger von Oech, the author, spends a good deal of time in the book disabusing the reader of everything we all learned in school about right answers. His point is that while there may be a right answer in math class, there rarely is a single right answer in life. The rest of the book features techniques to help you think a little differently and not to take the easy way out by thinking the “safe” answer is the only right one. Click to keep reading
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