How a Trip to Uruguay Changed the Way I Think About Money “Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.” —Genesis 13:2 Three weeks ago, I stepped off a plane in Montevideo and spent two weeks exploring Uruguay—endless empty beaches, rolling green hills dotted with cattle, gauchos…
“When confidence goes, the end is very near. It always comes faster than anyone expects and it always seems to be unexpected.” —Bernard of Chartres, 12th-century philosopher and thinker Working in Ecuador from 1996 to 1998, I figured out that currency and money weren’t the same things. It was taking…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and no one was in the House. Not a politician was stirring, not a banker, nor a mouse. Mystery drones were flying in the air, and for some reason, people didn’t care. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of Fartcoin…
“A leader must inspire or his team will expire.” —Orrin Woodward It is 3 o’clock in the morning, Sunday, and I’m speaking into my phone (voice to text) while I am laying in bed with a heating pad on my elbows. I’m supposed to heat them for fifteen minutes, massage…
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust When I was a child, I could fly (in my dreams). I’d close my eyes and look within. Then I’d spread my arms and run. I don’t know how it worked, but…
My presentation went well, but not as well as I would have liked. I forgot to say certain things, and I totally blanked on my last critical sentence. “As Maya Angelou said…” I fumbled around searching for it in my head. “Oh goodness, she said…oh goodness, she said…” My slides…
“I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have, and I want to administer it intelligently.” –Ernest Hemingway I have medial epicondylitis on both elbows and only rest can heal me. I thought I could push through and…
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