Advice
Chapter 16: A Stoic Business Advisor: Advice
Advice is a dangerous gift
It is great to get advice from someone who reads a lot. But have they ever done it?
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The Myth of Normal: Thoughts
Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté have put together quite a book. The book is a journey. It helps if you are an optimist...
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Dead Reckoning: Restorative Justice
Carys Cragg has written a compelling memoir of her journey to unshackle herself from victimhood. It is a #RestorativeJustice story.
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Smile: Wealth Tax
Imagine a world where education, housing, food, and taxes were all affordable. A simple, effective, and comprehensive Wealth Tax could deliver such a world.
What if everyone paid a fair share?
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Principle IV: Thoughts
Part 4
'I was just following my superior's orders' does not cut it, not for Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and not for Canadian society.
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Turkey Shish Taouk
Turkey Shish Taouk? Really? Yes, really! The issue with making shish Taouk at home is that the slow cooking can dry out the meat – especially chicken breast. Not this way!
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Tai Chi: Thoughts
This book by Andrew Popovic is about T’AI Chi, and that means that it is also about an “Ancient Physical Systems for Creating Inner Harmony and Equilibrium.”
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Keep on Sipping!
Gerald reluctantly choked down a sip of Guinness and handed it back the rest back to me. He doesn't like beer. But he does like wine.
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The Communist Manifesto: Thoughts
This is an old book. Hardly a classic in a literary sense, yet it has left its historical mark like few other books. It is not long – just forty odd pages...
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Principle IV: Why Not Us?
Principle IV and Restorative Justice: Part 2
In other words, 'I was just following my superior's orders' is not a valid excuse for committing crimes…
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Business Organization
Chapter 12: A Stoic Business Advisor: Your Business Organization, Part 2
"What do you know?" "How do you know what you know?" "Why should you care about it?"
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Polarization Principle: A Business Approach
Sometimes grey is the way forward. In life some things are one or two, but not 2.5. Things like the PFactor or The Pareto Principle on the other hand can be fuzzy.
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Principle IV: Introduction
'I was just following my superior's orders'
The Nuremberg principles are a set of guidelines for determining what constitutes a war crime.
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Reading: Restorative Justice
Reading our way to justice? Does that sound implausible? Perhaps even impossible? Maybe, but do you think that sitting in a cell is creating justice?
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Coming Up Short: Thoughts
Robert B. Reich seems to have been caught up in the middle of America politics from the Vietnam era onwards.
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Black History Month: Restorative Justice
Two people commit an offence. Depending on their skin tone, which one is more likely to go to prison?
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Patience
Chapter 10: A Stoic Business Advisor: Branding, Part 4: Patience
An associate taught me many years ago that you can have it: Fast, Good, or Cheap – but only two of the three.
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Winter Olympic Medal Champions
The first modern Winter Olympics were held in 1924. However, someone did not get the memo…
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PS This was before the finals in HOCKEY – just saying
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Gnocchi
Gnocchi? Yes, please!
Company is coming and you want to serve something special – but you are short of time, and don’t want to bust your budget? Have you considered gnocchi?
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Community Building
Chapter 10: Branding, Part 3:
A community will not only do business with you; they will help your branding.
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The Falcon of Sparta: Thoughts
This is a terrific book from a terrific author Conn Iggulden. He blends historical fact and supposition in such a way that kids would adore history classes in school.
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Valentine’s Day Killing
Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day this year? Millions, spending billions are….
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The Widow: Thoughts
The Widow by John Grisham starts slow, builds slowly, remains pretty bleak, and ends with some unlikely but interesting twists. Forget about the presumption of innocence...
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Stuffed Peppers – a Winner!
Stuffed peppers are a treat. When I was a kid and my mother made them, it was a sure sign that company was coming over.
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Why Brand?
Chapter 10: A Stoic Business Advisor: Branding, Part 1: Why Brand?
Branding is out sharing your identity with the public so that they have an understanding of how you can help them.
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Book of Lives: Thoughts
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts is a fine book if you have read all of Margaret Atwood writing. If you have not, it is still enjoyable…
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Pasta Puttanesca: A Little Spice for Cold Winter Nights
Actually, Pasta Puttanesca is one of those pastas that works ‘le quattro stagioni’…
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Empire of AI: Thoughts
Karen Hao has weaved a complex and at times strange story in her masterwork, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's #OpenAI.
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What is Restorative Justice to You?
Restorative Justice can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people… “What does Restorative Justice mean to you?”
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Focus Helps
Chapter 9: A Stoic Business Advisor: Focus Helps
Focus helps. In business and in life. Guaranteed.
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