Life, Leadership, and Money Matters
I hate it when I hear people say that if you are born poor you will die poor. Or if you are born rich you will always be rich. Sure, the starting line is different. Some people start life with lots of advantages, and some people start life with lots…
About Alan Payne Alan Payne, a strategic leader, spent thirty-one years in the movie rental business, the last twenty-five of those as a Blockbuster retail franchisee. He took over a small group of Blockbuster stores in 1993 and grew it into one of the largest and most successful chains in…
About Cade Metz Cade Metz is a reporter with The New York Times, covering artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality, and other emerging areas. Genius Makers is his first book. Previously, he was a senior staff writer with Wired magazine and the U.S. editor of The Register, one of…
Last week, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, were presented with the choice to unionize. 70% of the vote was against unionization. Here are the reasons why they said NO to the union. They make more per hour than many jobs in the area and they have an opportunity to…

Online shopping is a phenomenon like none other. Consumers love it! It’s easy, can be done from anywhere, and shops are open 24/7. Many brick and mortar retailers have now had to start selling their products online as many of their customers have found online shopping to be a better…
Deciding to make the leap into cryptocurrency investment is not a step that is taken lightly. After all, we have all seen the news stories about how volatile the market can be, and anyone who is making that leap needs to be confident, knowledgeable, and flexible. Of course, you wouldn’t…