prepared mind

  • TAKEN BY SURPRISE ….. S..L..O..W..L..Y

    We think of surprises as something that happens FAST. However, “being taken by surprise” can happen over a much longer period. Consider the following examples and think of the impact of being taken by surprise. AGING: Customers age a day at time. Harley was riding high (excuse the pun) with the Boomer Generation. But most…

  • Thomas Jefferson and Cryptocurrency

    What might the guy who invented our currency say about today’s world of cryptocurrency and DeFi (Distributed Finance)? A bit of history Thomas Jefferson (you know, one of the guys who signed the Declaration of Independence) was a smart guy and was thinking about the monetary system for this new country, the United States of…

  • Clarke Stanley’s Snake Oil

    Are you in the market for snake oil? A hundred years ago people wanted the “elixir.” Beware, it still exists in different forms.

  • QUESTION ZERO

    Before you try to implement the “big” strategy, ask and answer Question Zero.