So… last Monday was a dry-run of our New Year together. I don’t consider “holidays” as an excuse to go dark with this weekly relationship conversation that we share. Your professional dialogs may go silent when an off-day is on Mon-day, but that’s not the way I roll. I sent my thoughts to you […]

  Hey, it’s me again. I ambushed you last Monday on Christmas morning, so I thought I’d do it again today. You might give me five minutes between parades and football. As usual, I’m here to ambush your agenda and give you something to think about. Today, here’s my headline: Will 2024 be your New

  It was historic: six weeks ago last Sunday, five NFL games were decided with seconds-or-less left on the clock! What happened? And why does it matter? On November 12th, the Cardinals, Browns, Seahawks, Texans and Lions each kicked a field goal as time expired on the game clock. In all five contests, three points

  It’s Monday… but it’s also Christmas Day. For many/most American Christians, today competes with Thanksgiving and Easter as one of the most significant – and memory-making – days of each year’s calendar. Call a time-out for a sideline download before you get back on the family game field; let me give you something to

Dear Friend of Master’s, Are you receiving and reading my weekly Point of View blogs every Monday? Our “open rate” is pretty high; most recipients open the email, and many of those are hitting the “read more” link to get the whole message. I’ve been amazed at the responses to this week’s PoV that went

Listen to the commentary Dear Marketplace Friend, We’re nearing the end of this extraordinary year; by all indications, 2024 may in fact be even more consequential than 2023 was before it. Through this 4th quarter, I’ve been raising the questions in these weekly missives that would give rise to next year being significantly beneficial for

Dear Friend of Master’s, We don’t have a prayer; or, do we? There’s a virtual line-up right now; the queue for requests – in your email in-box, on your text string, in your USPS box – is loaded. The political appeals – Congress, Senate, Oval Office – will continue to multiply for the next 11

Listen to the commentary   Dear Marketplace Friend, In just a decade, Chip and Joanna Gaines have become heroes of the home reno genre. In small-town Waco – current population 144,000 – they created a template for a one-hour reality program that depicts the transformation of tired houses to treasured homes, on behalf of clients

Dear Friend of Master’s, No entrepreneur in the marketplace succeeds without the need to make calculated decisions at moments of catastrophic risk along the way. No risk: no reward; no exceptions. Has that been your experience?  In the last quarter of 2003 – now 20 years back – the Death Angel was hovering over The

Listen to the commentary Dear Marketplace Friend, It might be time for some tough reckoning. This may not be – for you – a match made in Heaven. Maybe you’ve been deliriously happy in the relationship, and this quick check-in will only confirm your good fortune. Or, it may reveal the denial that you’ve been