Have you ever wondered “WHEN WILL THIS ALL SETTLE DOWN?” about the Puget Sound real estate marketplace? Home prices – How high can they go? Interest rates – When will they start going up again? Household Income – Will my monthly paycheck keep pace with rising housing costs? Oh, if ever there was a need… Read more
Back in the late 60’s, when I was a student at Wilson High in the West End of Tacoma, my insecure freshman hometown was constantly being given a swirly by the cool “collar turned up” senior men and women up in Seattle. Oh, you’re from the armpit of the state? So how does the City… Read more
So I’m sitting in Starbucks, sipping a cup of Pike Roast, wondering what ONE BUSINESS PRINCIPLE is so important that 1) I should write about it, and 2) you should take your time to read it… and here’s what I have for you. Seek relationship, not profit As far as a business concept goes it’s… Read more
(Earning versus Deserving) I called my son Calvin in Tucson the other day to tell him about the Honda Pilot I had recently purchased. “Dad, it’s about time! You deserve it.”, he erupted. (“Calvin,” I mused quietly to myself, “I earned it!”) His words echo the chant of modern consumerism… that we deserve whatever we… Read more