Rick Smith

We have all played out this drill in our heads – the doctor informs us we are ill, and gives us six months to live. What would we do? For most of us, this exercise conjures up images of traveling to places we always wanted to see, spending ...

Recently, I came across the disturbing results of a new study. According to a workplace insights survey conducted by Adecco North America Group, 28% of respondents said they would commit a dishonest act (including blaming co-workers for mistakes) in order to keep their jobs. This first piece of ...

In a little noted press conference last week, Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapetero said “The implementation of a broad new agenda within the United States is resulting in a significant long term obligations for its people.We welcome those who would choose to bring their prosperity to our great ...

With the economic downturn, everyone is cutting back. But are you also re-prioritizing?   This last weekend my wife and I were talking with some close friends about the economy, and how everyone was reducing their spending. Our friends told us how they had completed a total makeover of their family budget. Like ...

With the waves of negative news bombarding us unrelentingly, I have been searching far and wide to find and write about something positive. It's time for a healthy dose of good news. My first thought was to identify people who are doing surprisingly well in the down economy. A few Google ...

Attention men, I have good news and bad news. The good news? God gave us both private parts, and a brain. The bad news...apparently She only gave us enough blood to operate one at a time.  Last week Susan Fiske, a professor of psychology at Princeton University, presented research showing that we ...