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A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. “At the end of the first world war it had been possible to contemplate going back to business as usual. However, 1945 was different, so different...

Von Goethe wrote, “What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” Nike urges us, “Do it now.” You know your business is a piece of clay and a box a crayons for you to create whatever you want. You know you can earnestly and enthusiastically start creating a new future for yourself. But i...

Before I share the Ultimate Motto with you, I Googled “List of military unit mottoes by country” and came up with these great ones:“With Determination, I Shall Win”“Steadfast until The End”“In the Place where the [tank] Treads Stop, There the Border Will Be Decided”“Semper Fidelis” I also found ...

The Stonecutter [from "The Tao of Pooh"] There was once a stonecutter, who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day, he passed a wealthy merchant’s house, and through the open gateway, saw many fine possessions and important visitors. “How powerful that merchant must ...

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and English expatriates designed the US  railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because t...

When we first trundled off the proverbial boat onto fair Canada from South Africa nearly fourteen years ago, it took us a while to get used to driving on the left hand side of the road. Most interesting was the number of large dogs driving cars… or so it seemed, since the dogs sitting next to th...

Imagine a man who faces a high wall. Leaning up against the wall are six long ladders, and at the top of each ladder is a pot of gold. At the bottom of each ladder is a super salesman, selling him on the pot of gold atop his particular ladder. Most people climb a few rungs up the first ladder, w...

Wondering why your employees, kids, and coworkers are lazy and cheeky and why people prefer to have the state look after them than build their own lives? Do you wonder what happened to create the worldwide acceptance of collectivism and statism? It didn’t happen by accident. Mark Steyn writes in...

“The Parcel Wriggled on the Table.Pearston, South Africa (UPI) – A mail order witch doctor is in trouble with the post office because he sent a live white mouse as a cure to a client with money woes.The mouse’s mission was to sneak out at night, grab a mouthful of money from the local bank and r...

You can use this short self-examination can expose some serious problems and highlight some real opportunities for growth in your business. First, which three of your regular activities do you consider your most important contributions to your business success and growth? Take the time to consid...