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How Smart Founders Fail to Build Great Organizations… While Ordinary Ones Succeed
Smart people don't fail because they don't know what to do… They fail because they know so much that it blinds them to the truths that an ordinary person sees c...
Wealth, value, and success are not events… they are delayed effects of thinking
Wealth, value, and success are not events… they are delayed effects of thinking… for the quality of thinking always precedes the quality of results.From my pers...
The Loyal Demons in Family Businesses (A Short Story)
Not so long ago, I worked with a family business on restructuring and building its own strategy. The holding company owned numerous real estate assets and subsi...
The Lifeline of Companies is Cash Flow, Not Accounting Profits
In this article, I attempt to shed light on the fundamental difference between accounting profits and cash flow, and why the profits you see on financial statem...
(18) Profound truths if you want to understand economics simply… before you talk about stocks, interest rates, or inflation….
Economics is not understood from charts… but from humans.Economics is a social science.Economics began when a surplus existed, not when money was found.Money wa...
Why Do Most People Give Up?
In the journey of life, everyone faces challenges that sometimes make it easy to think about giving up, whether related to work, relationships, or self-developm...
Why Do "Ordinary" People Succeed Financially More Than the Intelligent?
A Journey into the Psychology of SuccessThe Curse of the Mind That Sees Everything!The mind that sees everything, hesitates in everything. The mind that sees no...
The 30 Most Powerful Ways to Convert Any Risk into a Clear... Measurable Financial Figure
If you cannot turn a risk into a number, you cannot manage it… and you will not be able to defend your decision before the Board of Directors or investors. Read...
9 Steps a Board of Directors Must Focus on Before a Merger or Acquisition
There are decisions that shape the future of a company… and others that steer it completely off course.An acquisition is the ultimate decision that exposes the...
If you are looking for a great partner… be that partner first
Partnerships do not begin with big problems;they start with a small sentence spoken in the absence of one of the partners…in front of people who are not suppose...
The biggest obstacle in wealth creation is wanting total control
The biggest obstacle in wealth creation is wanting total controlMany founders want everything: control, the largest share, the primary decision-making power, an...
The most valuable asset in a company does not appear on the balance sheet
When you look at a balance sheet, you find cash, buildings, equipment, inventory, investments, and shareholders' equity—all of which are assets that can be meas...