Carey's Blog

My sister shared with me this weekend that in her circle of friends, she strives to say what she means and mean what she says. If she says, "Hey, we should get together for lunch," then she'll make sure it happens. She gets tired of people suggesting get-togethers and not following through. In co...

One of my professors is quite the pessimist. He lost a lot of money after investing in apartment buildings at the wrong time, and now tends to see the downside of any economic or financial news to hit the market. He is having a field day right now, folks. It's doom and gloom for him all the way a...

At Saturday's Success Symposium, we were lucky enough to hear from John Maxwell, author of well-known titles like Leadership Gold and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Let me just say, what a guy! I'm going to retell a little story he told that ties in with my post on Saturday about being ha...

Today we spent approximately 8 hours doing something extremely useful: getting motivated, inspired, and revved up for life! We attended the second Success Symposium put on by the makers of Success magazine. Renowned speakers and experts like Bill Philips, Jeffrey Gitomer, and John Maxwell spoke o...

Yesterday I went on a little bit of a rant about Henry Paulson reporting to Congress and potentially recommending stricter standards for loan originators. As you can read here, I wasn't sure it was such a great idea. Today I heard news that Paulson and Ben Bernanke (who also testified) were prett...

Last week found me doing three of my favorite things: 1. Using my passport - Even though my trip took me to Canada, where I've been before, there's just something about having to go through customs that really makes me feel like I'm traveling. My destination was Kicking Horse Resort, about an hou...

Word on the street from my man Barry Habib with the Mortgage Market Guide is that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson are meeting up with the House Financial Services Committee today to talk about the little pickle the mortgage industry is in right now. It w...

Can anyone please help? As part of my final class to finish my business degree, I've been given the assignment of strategically analyzing an industry based on an analysis of the major firms involved. I've decided to look at the emerging market of eco-friendly home building. What I'm having a hard...

To indirectly quote a fellow on NPR yesterday, it looks like SB 1137 needs some dental work. That is to say, it lacks teeth. For the most part, the bill (passed yesterday in California) is pretty straightforward and logical. For example, one provision requires that tenants be given more time to v...

I know that for most of us out here these days, keeping our businesses afloat is our number one job each day. But is our struggle for survival causing us to miss the point? By focusing on just getting by, we are actually doing our businesses a great disservice. "Just getting by" ignores our compa...