“Patriot’s Game”

The New England Patriots made an historic comeback to win last Sunday’s Super Bowl. In an interview and article before the game, Patriot quarterback Tom Brady shared his team’s philosophy that proved to be more important than any one play in their playbook. Would your team do what got the Patriots their fifth Super Bowl Championship?  

Super Marketing

Remember when guys said they read Playboy just for the articles? Some people say they watch the Super Bowl just for the commercials! For 18 years marketing consultant Mike Wien (a Vistage member and speaker) has evaluated Super Bowl commercials from a marketing perspective.  Here’s his take on last week’s “Super Ads.”

You and Stress

No human actions would occur without stress. It is literally the forcing function that causes us to move: from eating and drinking in response to the stresses of hunger and thirst to the pressure of a deadline that helps us achieve our goals. These sorts of stress have been called “useful stress.” Performance in every aspect of our lives improves as our stress levels increase from zero, until we reach our individualmaximum useful stress level. Exceeding that level causes us to revert to “freeze, flight, fight” and starts destroying our minds and bodies. Executive Coach Tony Mayo has an excellent website and blog. If you feel as if you have reached, or are about to reach your limit of “useful stress,” his recent article “Responding to Stress” may help you take better care of yourself.

How to Read 200 Books This Year

Most successful business people are avid readers. How much more successful might you be if you could read 200 books over the next 12 months? This article from INC will reveal to you in less than a minute how you can do this without a speed reading course and without resorting to book summaries by making one tiny change in your routine. 

Econ Recon: Threats to Prosperity, Part 1 of 4.…ITR on Trump and Trade

The economic news continues to be good…but economist Brian Wesbury warns of economic policies that could take us in the wrong direction. His latest Wesbury 101 video tackles the first of four such policies: monetary policy. 

President Trump has taken some controversial positions on trade. Should we be concerned? Check out economist Brian Beaulieu of  ITR on Trump and Trade.