My lunch with my big brother Francesco in Reggio Emilia. I ate tooooooo much.. (11 March, 2010)
Recipe for success
Keep going gather people around you to do what you can’t, and focus on your gift.
- Anne BEILER/Founder & CEO of Auntie Anne’s, Inc.
Cocktail comeback rescues ancient Korean brew - Jipyeong-ri
<CNN news in English> - video is not available, only text available in Korea http://www.cnn.org/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/korea.alcohol/index.html
<YTN news in Korean> http://www.ytn.co.kr/_comm/pop_mov.php?s_mcd=0104&s_hcd=&key=200910231657345482
All poor “toktaggi” photos by ergate
Trust, but verify!
I have been a merchant selling mattresses for more than twenty years. I pursued the best brands, the best quality, the best value, and the most innovative constructions to ensure I offered my customers the best. My pursuit of this information results in long and arduous reviews of the marketing materials that are carefully developled by each manufacturer.
Several years ago I had the good fortune to hire a vice president of merchandising who had a wonderful résumé in the mattress business. Shortly after settling in, he said, “Let’s open them up and see firsthand what’s inside the mattresses we sell.” We opened our offerings, and our competitors’ offerings, and we discovered that packing and marketing materials cannot be the only source of information.
I have always been, and want to continue to be, a trusting person, but that does not negate the need to follow my vice president’s valuable advice: Understand the content, and follow the pledge Microsoft has adopted: Trust, but verify.
- Napoleon BARRAGAN (Chairman and CEO of 1-800-MATTRESS)
Only results count!
Don’t confuse efforts with results.
- Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. (Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Colony Capital, LLC)
Eppingen, Germany
- Poor “Toktaggi” Photos by Ergate
Follow your heart!
I’ve really had to learn everything by doing it the hard way, without the benefit of any business advice. Sometimes I think that’s what makes a person successful. Making mistakes gives one a great opportunity to grow and learn.
If there is any advice that I wish I had gotten, it would have been this: be passionate about your work because it will make your life so much more enjoyable in the long run. Don’t do anything just because it will make you a lot of money. Most of all, listen to your heart and your mind and they will guide you in the right direction.
- Diane N. BARK (President of DHB Financial Services, Inc.)
There was a very big flood in the Neckar river in 1784. (Karl Theodor Bruecke)
- Poor “Toktaggi” photo by ergate
Be leery of loans!
Right after I had been named Chief Financial Officer of AMR Corporation, former AMR Chairman and CEO Al Casey gave me this guideline: “Borrow money when you can, not when you need to.” Without a doubt, it was the soundest piece of business advice ever given to me.
- Gerard J. ARPEY (President and CEO of American Airlines)
Don’t worry about contracts.
As much as possible, deal only with good and honorable people. If you deal with good people, you won’t need a contract, and if you are dealing with bad people, no contract can protect you.
- Adam M. ARON (Chairman and CEO of Vail Resorts, Inc.)
