Do You Know the Real Value of Your Work?
Recently I had the opportunity to get my shoes shined in the Denver airport. The young man who shined my shoes was friendly as I got settled in the chair and respectful when I started to read e-mail on my phone. This was obviously not his first pair of shoes to shine, as he did a very thorough job. When I stepped down from the stand, he proudly asked, “What do you think?” I responded, “They look great. How much do I owe you?” He responded, “Whatever you want to pay. Pay me wh


Why You Need to Be Comparing Yourself to Others
Since we were kids we’ve been comparing ourselves to those around us. We have a great lunch, but the kid sitting next to us has a better lunch. We have nice clothes, but the kid next door has better clothes. We have a great backpack, but the kid across the aisle on the bus has a backpack just a little nicer than ours. It never seemed to matter what we had — someone always had something better. Even though we were told to never compare ourselves to others, I suppose nothing ha


How Are You Using the Extra Hour in Your Day?
Twice a year we follow this silly ritual of turning our clocks forward and backward. We follow this ridiculous ritual as a result of Congress. In 1966 the Uniform Time Act was enacted to provide the basic framework for switching between standard time and Daylight Saving Time. If you didn’t have a reason to dislike Congress before now, this should give you a good reason. Actually, most people don’t complain when we get to “fall back” as we did this past weekend. The extra hour

