UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING BLOG

Conventional wisdom advises that everyone is entitled to a second chance. Make a mistake, make a bad choice, and the second chance is waiting in the wind.
“Entitled to,” are the key words. Perhaps you are, but in many cases you aren’t getting it. So often there are no second chances. None. Call the police. Pray [...]

In life, it appears we have a myriad of choices as to what we are or will be.
But there are really only two choices : you can be a noun or a verb.
Let’s look at some of the nouns:
* Middle Manager
* Control Freak
* Nice Person
* Smoker
* Boyfriend
* Girlfriend
Do any appeal to you? Describe you? I [...]

From our earliest days, we are all taught to conform.
To play well with others. To refrain from rocking the boat. To know our place. To avoid uncomfortable situations. To be a team player. To blend in.
I have never bought this. And I would like to suggest that you toss it back in the [...]

There are rumors swirling around Wall Street that Steve Jobs is dying. The Street cares because Jobs is the driven genius behind his miracle of an American wonderama company.
Without Steve, Apple would slide into mediocrity. A GM of technology. And with that ugly demise, its shares would free fall. So the Street cares that the [...]

We tell ourselves such wonderfully crafted, artfully presented, seemingly bulletproof lies.
But they are lies nevertheless. And then we swear to them. Such as the belief that we need a certain thing. A sale to a major client. A love interest. A first-place finish in a given contest.
We don’t need any of these things. Want them? [...]