Wednesday, July 14, 2010

A Relationship Story - Our Legacy in the Stories People Tell: Guest Post

I was talking about my Great Grandfather the other night with my Dad. I know very little about the man that everyone in my extended family still raves about. "He was a great man" my cousin says every time I visit him in San Diego. "He fed the British army during World War II when they were stationed in Iran" my Grandmother used to say. "Rahim Khan was a great man!" people who knew him say. Yet my Great Grandfather was not a Rockefeller, a politician or a celebrity. He was a hard working man from the North of Iran who worked night and day his entire life to raise 7 kids (5 boys and 2 girls), farm his lands and produce enough food to feed the villages and towns that were in the North of the country.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

LeBron, Cleveland and France's World Cup Team Lessons To Us All

A good friend and mentor of mine once said "Life's lessons are all around us. The trick is to recognize them, learn from them, and live from them!". It sounds pretty obvious but how aware are you of the world around you and all its lessons? And more importantly, are you applying these lessons to you and yours?

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Why We Need The Rich...: Guest Post

As America celebrates Independence Day 2010 I am in Europe discussing opportunities that will (hopefully) eventually lead to creating jobs in America. In my discussions over here I often get feedback about the Nomad Influencer blog and suggestions on how to improve it. One recurring comment from readers over the past months is why my blog posts do not address the ever turbulent political landscape of America. I have thought about this many times and firmly believe the Nomad Influencer is not about politics (albeit everything touches politics regardless of how much we like to think otherwise). However, I did agree with a European reader today that since the Nomad Influencer is about perspective then it makes sense to share the perspective on what is going on in America today.