Last week I likened our current national fiscal/monetary challenge to blacksmithing. While most of us fixate on the unmoving arm of the legislative branch, few pay much attention to the seemingly insolvable: the anvil of our national debt. That anvil is heavy, ugly, and immobile. But it may not be... read more →
Sep
21
Sep
20
Have you ever been distracted by the plank in your eye? What about the fly stuck your ointment? I have. And so has every business owner I know! We all need tools that both highlight our blind spots and assist us work around them. To take action, we all benefit... read more →
Sep
19
The rather mundane activity of driving around Denver after our recent snowstorms pulled back the veil of a liminal doorway to something we all observe: why business owners deal with challenges so differently. Our daily commutes have the added challenge of dodging potholes. Some are so small we don’t even... read more →
Sep
18
“Black Swan” events blindside us. We can’t predict them so they are particularly disconcerting and disruptive. These events have three main characteristics: They are high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare events that are beyond the realm of normal statistical expectations in history, science, finance, and technology. They defy being “algorithm-ized” due to... read more →
Sep
18
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." -- C.S. Lewis What do many financial advisors focus on when their clients express concern about preserving and growing their wealth? It’s natural for investment experts to focus their attention on the... read more →
Sep
17
This week let’s examine two more questions to discover the “alignment” between you, the owner, and your business. (See last week’s post for the first two questions). To answer these questions is the first step on the path to your freedom as an owner. We at Jon Hokama and Associates,... read more →
Sep
16
ABA’s Timeless Treasures Series Taken from: The Business Guide, Twenty-Sixth Edition, 1891 Business Maxims The ABA Insider is published by American Business Advisors, Inc. to provide business and personal improvement information and ideas. All material is presented to provide general and broad information only. The information found in this... read more →
Sep
15
Bobby McFerrin has words of wisdom for us as we near the Fiscal Cliff. I think he gets it right in his song “Don’t Worry Be Happy”: http://youtu.be/yHFDa9efCQU McFerrin’s song came out in 1988, after the Black Monday financial crisis of 1987, during which the Dow dropped 22% in a... read more →
Sep
14
When I visited with my dad’s physical therapist, I learned something fascinating about balance. As people age, they begin to worry about falling. They tend to start looking down at the ground in front of them to be sure they won’t trip over something. Ironically, that posture will most likely... read more →
Sep
13
To write is human, to edit is divine. —Stephen King Let’s revisit the Stephen King quote above to expand on an essential assumption buried in last week’s Journal post about strategic planning: “To write is human”— we humans, especially this time of year, cannot help but “write.” Our writing may... read more →