UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING BLOG

This great nation was founded on the idea that government must be tiny, must serve and cannot tax against the will of the people. It was a time when honorable people went to Washington not to get rich, but in spite of the fact that they would not.

It’s barely warm out yet but I’m sitting here thinking ahead to the Fourth Of July.

It’s not that I want to rush the summer but I want to see the flags flying on all the houses in the little historic town I live in. And I want to sit on the lawn of the village green and watch the fire department and war vets walking aside the hand-waxed trucks, paying homage to this place, this state of mind, called America.

Every time I go to see a Martin Scorsese film, I know, without doubt, that it will be a gem. It happened decades ago with Raging Bull. It proved to be a law of nature with Casino, The Aviator, Shutter Island.

Yesterday, I met with Don Imus at his apartment on Central Park West in Manhattan.

The man born on a cattle ranch who joined the Marines and went on to reinvent radio sat by his fireplace and talked, laughed and sparred with me about life, death, love, business, marketing, morons, geniuses and why he doesn’t shake hands with anyone.

In business, we are always peering through a mirror of optimism. The next big thing. The game changer deal. The trophy client.