by Stan Phelps | Jul 29, 2022 | Pink Goldfish
“If you say my name, I won’t exist anymore?” What’s the answer to this riddle?SILENCEThis riddle was shared in the movie, “Life is Beautiful.”Now there is another answer to the riddle. It’s the Cuifeng Lake Circular Trail. A...
by Stan Phelps | Jul 28, 2022 | Pink Goldfish
What ZEBRAS can teach us about human motivation and business strategy…Dr. Jordan Peterson uses an insight from Stanford biologist Dr. Robert Sapolsky about zebras to explain a fundamental aspect of human behavior. Zebras (they are black with white stripes) are not...
by Stan Phelps | Jul 25, 2022 | Purple Goldfish
“The law of the vital few and the trivial many.” That’s how the late Joseph Juran referred to Pareto’s principle. It is commonly referred to as the 80/20 rule.Juran was the first to apply Vilfredo Pareto’s research. He found:- 80% of the World’s GDP is...
by Stan Phelps | Jul 18, 2022 | Pink Goldfish
It is impossible to play the Old Course on a Sunday. Why?Every Sunday (outside of tournaments), golf is not played there. It’s been that way for hundreds of years.But here is the fantastic part… the public (and even dogs!) are welcomed on the fairways. The...
by Stan Phelps | Jul 15, 2022 | Purple Goldfish
Ten years ago Brandon Cook was visiting his grandmother in the hospital. The prognosis was dire…Brandon’s grandmother had pancreatic cancer and was down to her last few days.One of the horrible side effects of pancreatic cancer is that you get to the point where...