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My brilliant co-author Julie Coates says she was the first person to discover that Gen Y doesn't write cursive. I do not doubt her.This makes me the second person to know that Gen Y doesn't write cursive.
But last month, in writing a birthday card to Willie, I forgot and wrote in cursive. So I rewrote the message in print. He appreciated it.
What most people fail to realize is that most successful entrepreneurs, today as in the past, got lucky.
Yes they are/were brilliant. Yes they worked hard, really hard. But in addition they got lucky. In a New York Times article, Simon Baker,chief executive of Baker Ave Asset Management, which manages about $1 billion, mainly for tech entrepreneurs, says, "The reality is only 5 percent of these people are going to have another hit. There are only a few serial entrepreneurs out there."
This isn't bad, it isn't good, it is not a criticism: it's just the way things work. For every very successful inventor or entrepreneur out there, there are 2,500 others who almost- - but not quite- - made it. They just weren't as lucky. Source: "Younger Generations' Approach to INvestin, " by Paul Sullivan, The New York Times, Sept 21, 2013.
Lobby ceiling in the hotel we stayed at in New York last month. The round windows look up into the swimming pool. In this shot, you can see part of the body of a swimmer in one of the round windows. Photo by Nine Shift.
Today is an historic day in the 21st century, the first day of Obamacare. Or the Affordable Healthcare Act. What will your children call it?
For sure, they won't remember today. Just like you do know the first day of Social Security, August 14, 1935. No matter, Obamacare will become as accepted as Social Security is today.
Happy Obamacare Day!
