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Extra Points: A Series of Sprints
My favorite television series began it's new season last week with several key changes. NCIS is now in its 14th season and introducing two new agents, one of which is replacing an original star, Micheal Weatherly (who now has his own new series). My wife Barb and I...
Extra Points: Make a Decision Already
As we begin the closing quarter of another year, it seems to me that this century is more and more being defined by the ability to make decisions. Technology is becoming more adept at running tasks. I would venture to guess that in my lifetime, most (if not all)...
Extra Points: Are You Available?
As the National Football League season kicked off this past weekend, it's a reminder that unlike many high school and college teams, the NFL is a "cut sport." In other words, not everyone makes the team. All 32 teams must cut down to 53 players (with a few extra for a...
Why You Hate Your Boss
This is the second of a three-part series for my Kitsap Sun business column... This is the second of a three-part series on running a family business profitably and equitably. Over the past 27 years, I've worked with hundreds of family businesses. Even though the...
Rave Reviews
I am thrilled to have received this morning a new testimonial from a happy client. These are important to me because my goal is never to be an "expense,"but rather an investment for my clients. Everyone has different reasons to utilize my services and often seek to...
Extra Points: Labor Day Special
Labor Day signifies a lot of things in the United States. It's the start of school, the first weekend of college football, and that last chance to celebrate summer before the leaves start falling. It's also a chance to be grateful for labor. According to the United...
Extra Points: One Life, Right?
Don't blow it... Have you seen the new Kona Brewing Company television ads featuring two Hawaiian brothers waxing poetic about beer, but mostly life? These guys are the modern day Bob and Doug McKenzie from the Great White North. Instead of wearing parkas and...
Extra Points: Dogs and Cats
Captain Jack and Bella despise cats. Despise them. When a cat is spotted on one of their walks, the histrionics begin. Resounding barking, bellowing angst, and powerful lunging that takes all my effort to keep them restrained. The cat, however sits silently, with a...
What’s My Lie?
It looks like the story of the four U.S. swimmers being robbed is a fabrication. If that is clarified, it takes on the impact on the grand scale of former NBC news anchor Brian Williams and his expansion of the truth dealing with his involvement with enemy fire in the...
