by Doug Emerson | Feb 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
When you are in the consulting business, sometimes you forget about following your own advice. I wrote the following essay several years ago and reread it recently to remind myself of the message. I believe it may help you, too. Horses have been training me for a long...
by Doug Emerson | Feb 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was in the office of an investment advisor yesterday. Our discussion involved the investment rewards and risks of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and a variety of alternative investments. The advisor has thirty eight years of experience and loves his job. He confided he...
by Doug Emerson | Feb 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
You probably know or have instructed a riding student who obsesses in fear of falling off. And you have heard statements like, ” I’m not any good”, “the horse doesn’t like me”, “I have nothing but bad luck”, contribute...
by Doug Emerson | Jan 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
When you were a kid, perhaps you got your introduction into business by opening a lemonade stand. The ingredients for instant business: a hot summer day, a need for some spending money and a desire to break the occasional boredom of summer vacation. Assuming no need...
by Doug Emerson | Jan 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ve been busy this week with a rush of business items landing on my desk via phone and e-mail. Added to that are all kinds of year-end forms, reports and unfinished business resulting from the “we’ll take care of it after the Holidays”...
by Doug Emerson | Dec 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
No doubt you’ve spent time in the malls or online this month in a gift buying spree. Experience has taught me that the best part of holiday shopping is being able to check the last item off on the list and to say, “I’m done.” I wasn’t...
