Rick Smith

Below is a clip of my interview last week on Fox Business News. The topic at a high level was about how retailers were going to approach Black Friday - would they simply look to their competitors and follow their lead? Who is doing well? Who is ...

  Why did the Pilgrims choose to dine on Turkey for Thanksgiving?  Actually, it was because they believed that lobster, plentiful in the waters around them, were actually giant insects – some type of large underwater spider, and they refused to eat them.  Their perception was so strong; it led to a myopic ...

  This Thanksgiving week, be thankful for your unique future.  The leap, it turns out, is never cookie-cutter predictable. It comes at different people from different directions. Sometimes the leap is idea driven—an overwhelming inspiration that arises out of the most mundane circumstances. Sometimes, it’s a radical shift in our own history. ...

  Achieving success and happiness requires engaging in a meaningful and sometimes uncomfortable dialogue with yourself - asking yourself difficult questions, and opening up fully to the answers and what they reveal.  For those ready to take a Leap in their lives, this simple exercise is a great place to start.  ...

Look closely at this photo: If you noticed the buttock of the girl in the background, you are probably thinking: Female: Rick, you pervert! Has this blog reached a new low (and was that even possible)? Male: he he…BUTT…he he…email friends…he he Other: Wow, what a pretty gray top! (perhaps ...

More and more lately, people are reaching out to me with stories of difficulty and despair.  Their boss is a screamer.  Their work doesn’t leverage their strengths or their passions.  10% are unemployed, and another 7% are working below their normal wage levels.  There is frustration nearly everywhere you turn.  But, ...