I used to have a relative whose gifts I dreaded receiving.

It’s easy to want a spreadsheet to become reality. But they tell the story of your business — they aren’t the real thing. Your business is a complex, dynamic ecosystem. Think about it. It’s the hub for customers, suppliers, service providers, competitors, regulators, creditors, employees, and owners.

I was a Junior Police Officer in elementary school.

Not what you’d think about a non-conformist like me, but people, let me tell you, being a JPO meant having power. A lot of power. By flashing your sign at the school crossing, you could stop a moving car faster than Superman, and the grown-ups had to OBEY you.

I am not a f*ing deer in the crosshairs of your marketing shotgun.

There’s the archetypal moment when a son confronts his father and becomes a man.

Imagine you own a castle in Ireland worth $10 million, debt-free.