HOW TO BECOME A TOTAL FAILURE

My full-time occupation is print broker. I serve my customers printing needs by shopping the best values, arranging for and assisting the proofing process, attending press checks, following up on deliveries, and if needed, interfacing with the mailing house. When I’m busy I barely have time to breathe. Lately I haven’t been so busy–in fact […]

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You can often guage the mood of the public by what the commedians are saying. John Stewart of the Daily Show doesn’t pull punches when it comes to politics, in fact he goes so far over the top at times, that even his faithful audience fans are surprised. Remember that Mr. Stewart leans so far […]

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First let me say that I haven’t had a real problem with Vanguard. The funds have done better than many others. In downturns they haven’t lost as much and in the upswings they do better than the average. Vanguard seems to be one of the good guys, however, you knew this was coming didn’t you? […]

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I spent the weekend in Scottsdale, AZ attending a restaurateur’s convention. That’s an odd place for a printing professional to go, isn’t it? What does printing ink have to do with sauce? Or presses with ovens? So why was I there? I went at the invitation of Kevin Hall whom I’ve written about before (see link). Kevin […]

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Wells Fargo announced a profit and Wall Street showed signs of life. It didn’t matter that the $3 Billion profit was much less than the $25 Billion they received from the public. By my reckoning that still puts them $22 Billion in the hole, even if they gave the entire $3 Billion back to the […]

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You’ve got to give him credit. President Obama isn’t just sitting behind his desk in the oval office luxuriating in his win. He’s out spreading his message. I heard his interview on Face the Nation yesterday (March 29, 2009). Bob Schieffer quoted Thomas Jefferson who said, “the presidency is a splendid misery.” Furthermore Schieffer said, […]

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If you’re an NFL fan then you’ve probably have heard about former Atlanta Falcon’s quarterback Michael Vick and that he is in prison for running an illegal dog fighting operation. (If you don’t know that story, you may want to do a quick Google search and to get some story background).
I was listening to a […]

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I’ve always believed that anyone who desires to serve as the President of the United States has got to have a screw loose, or several loose screws for that matter. We always have such high expectations when we install a new leader. Poor Mr. Obama has been saddled with the highest. For him to succeed […]

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Rule #10 says that the customer is someone you have to put up with. After watching this video (click on the link below to watch), I’m thinking we should name the rule, “The Customer is Someone to Rip Off.”
The only reason I can think of to run a company to rip people off is that […]

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I heard on this morning’s news that AIG is now asking another $300 Billion dollars from the taxpayers. That is on top of the $85 billion already received, and the $37.8 Billion requested in September of this year. Wow! I can’t even begin to comprehend such sums even when put into real world examples like […]

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