There was a great deal of controversy two years ago about the supposed imposition of “death panels” in Obama’s health care plan. Yet, there seems to be no controversy whatsoever about the “death panels” that are implicit in the more than 10 states’ plans to slash Medicaid funding in their states. Dealing with (real and purported) budget shortfalls, these states are slashing their budgets for Medicaid. The end result is that indigent and lower middle class patients will simply be told that there is no money for their care or for care for their children.
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‘We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves by our intentions.” Let’s stop that- NOW!
So, now we know. To insure that employees (primarily managers) would get a good night;s sleep, the alarms on the TransOcean drilling rig (the aptly named Deepwater Horizon; to inform us what was , indeed, just on the horizon) were turned off. To insure that Metro (DC) could keep operating the subways without slowdowns, train dispatchers turned off the alarms on sections of track by the Fort Totten station.
More about Vision, Mission, Goals- the order of development is critical
Last week, I differentiated between what is our Vision, Mission, and Goals. We tend to focus on those goals- we have something in mind, hone in on it, and drive relentlessly to complete it. We put together these goals to achieve the success we desire in our lives. Others may have goal(s) in mind, but life (or lassitude) helps divert them (or us) from focusing and completing that goal in a reasonable amount of time (and reasonable is in the eye of the beholder). But, we all understand that we need to develop goals, plan to achieve them, and get what we want from life.
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So you want to start your own business? Are you really ready?
I keep reading that more people should be starting their own businesses, mostly in reaction to the current employment levels. I am certainly not against the foundation of new enterprise- but there needs to be an acknowledgment of the pitfalls involved. Most new businesses fail within the first three years- so it’s not a panacea, it won’t (necessarily) solve your financial dilemnae.
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