Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
The news of the week is, of course, the failure and takeover of Silicon Valley Bank by regulators. Years ago, when I talked about the widespread mess in the venture capital world, almost nobody paid attention. Now with a run on this bank, folks are mindful of some of the …
You’ve probably heard variations of this line, whether it’s “bad things happen to good people.” or “good things happen to happy people” or “You know that saying, bad things don’t happen to good people? That’s a lie. – Tori Amos. Let’s look at some more thoughts on the subject: “I don’t …
Rejection is a major and constant part of life. I got more than a few emails from people overwhelmingly concerned with being rejected: at work, in life, etc. Since this is a lifestyle publication that has predominantly featured career advice (at least in the middle years: 2016-18), I’m going to …
In this weekend’s Wall Street Journal, a woman (women are the portavoz or spokesmen for the elites, as we have repeatedly said on this blog), Jesse Singal, authored the article The False Promise of Quick-Fix Psychology where she beats on the concepts of grit (popularized by Angela Duckworth), power-posing (remember …
The name of this December 2019 post on HBR by Greg Satelle tells it all: Why “Move Fast and Break Things” Doesn’t Work Anymore “Over the coming decades, however, agility will take on a new meaning: the ability to explore multiple domains at once and combine them into something that …
We’ll be devoting today’s post to answering your questions. The questions come in all shapes and sizes. I selected those questions I consider to be asked by many, or as many, other readers as well. Reader Cornelius asks What is the ideal age of the women you should date ? …
In a July 27, 2020 article the WSJ spotlighted the coronavirus effect on the film industry. Case in point: The Pinewood Atlanta Studios where “Avengers: Endgame” was shot. “The regime of testing for the several hundred producers, set designers, painters and carpenters will cost more than $1.5 MM a month …
I will elaborate on the following post I did today on social media: “The curse of wealth and comfort comes with a genetic quality decline. We often see the correction attempt in the next generation (their wealthy offspring trying to mate with poor people). The curse of wealth -most often… …
” I bury the bone so deep that the dogs have to scratch for it .” -G.I. Gurdjieff I came upon this controversial Armenian mystic whose body of work includes All and Everything. If you’ve never heard of him, this might spark your interest: Gurdjieff said that he had answered …
If you ever second guess your actions, I’ll tell you the first reaction is usually the correct one. Don’t second guess. Ever wondered why any time the future is known, that future dissolves ? Back in the nineties they used to make movies with masculine action heroes. Such a character… …
