The Case For Beauty

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The world is as we see it, is as we create it. We experience what we emphasize. We receive what we give. Turn on the news—what do you see? The world is full of criminality, deceit and uncaring self-interest. Yet go to a symphony or a play, watch a beautiful movie, roll down the windows and listen to your favorite song. Suddenly life is an amazing place where anything can happen, where the good guys win and where sunlight streams through the clouds onto a world of hope and Continue Reading

Published on Entrepreneur.com: “You Don’t Create Your Company’s Brand–You Discover It”

This is an excerpt of an article I originally wrote for Entrepreneur.com: Over $500 billion is spent on advertising each year. The average American is exposed to an estimated 3,000 ads per day. Fifteen minutes out of every hour of television programming is devoted to commercials. That’s a lot of marketing. And a lot of marketers. With six million companies in the United States alone, that's a lot of people competing to get their message out. How do you stand out from the crowd? How do Continue Reading

Entrepreneurs: The Rock Stars of the New Millennium

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  Standing center stage wearing his signature black mock turtleneck and jeans, a subtle glint of enthusiasm and mischievous drama in his eye, he was about to drop a bomb and he knew it; he was going to blow the crowd away.  They were going to be floored—totally, completely out of their minds. They wanted big news—were salivating for big news—and he had the biggest news ever.  This was going to create a revolution.  Things would never again be the same. He thoughtfully looked at the crowd Continue Reading

The Man Who Makes Sci-Fi Come True

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This is my most recent article written for Prosperity Magazine On-Line: Billionaire, inventor, entrepreneur, rocket scientist… Meet Elon Musk. Who is he? He’s the inventor of an all-electric sports car that does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds and gets 250 miles on a single charge. He’s the guy who designed a rocket that can blast off, hover in space and then land vertically precisely where it took off. He’s the guy who founded a company that was awarded a $1.6 billion contract by NASA to transport Continue Reading