Rick Smith

I was recently in Aspen for a series of meetings. During that time, I struck up conversations with a handful of service professionals, all mid to late twenties (and ALL with impressive college degrees), at the hotel and various restaurants I visited. I asked, “So, how long have you been ...

This past year, I met a remarkable person. Her name is Jessica Mah, and she is quickly becoming one of the top bloggers on the internet. She is the founder of three companies, a professional speaker and a brilliant computer scientist. She is also an expert on ...

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 ...

The sun has now set on another intriguing gathering at the TED conference. This year, I leave with a strange sense of fatalistic optimism. A very sobering tone was set early on, with multiple speakers showering the audience with an alarming array of data. A sample: - It is now projected that within ...

In just 4 years, Facebook and other social media have revolutionized the way in which young people communicate. Now, they are unlocking a vast and unexpected potential for the rest of us.   Achievement in almost any area of life is heavily dependent upon other people. We tirelessly spend time cultivating social ...