This simple thought about stress management came to me this morning concerning the way in which we live life and conduct business! In life as in business, anxiety and stress typically stem from feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and an inability, whether real or simply perceived, to affect change! When those feeling creep in, it is […]
Back when I got my MBA it was the goal of most graduates with a specialization in finance to seek out a career on Wall Street! Of course that was in the 1980’s and since then times have most certainly changed as the following reverse career move clearly shows. In our new age of morality […]
Bear Bryant, legendary coach of the University of Alabama, had strong thoughts about the way life should be approached and lived! I know this based on the following story allegedly discovered on a folded piece of paper said to have been found in the great coach’s wallet after he died in 1982. The author is […]
We strive to earn it, save it, spend it, improve the world with it and occupy quite a bit of our time thinking about ‘it’! The ‘it’ I speak of is of course MONEY and we relentlessly pursue it in hopes of someday reaching the Holy Grail of total financial freedom and independence! Over time […]
In addition to providing our readers with a weekly US economic calendar, HAS has decided that it is equally important to provide a weekly thought that transcends business and may actually help us to live better and more productive lives! This is an ambitious endeavor we know because in reality we are as guilty as most […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service Also at the Hallmark Abstract Service blog in time for the NBA playoffs: ‘NBA Chart: Playoff/Regular Season ticket price comparison!‘ And in some locations the percentage of household income going to paying rent can be close to 50%! On an historical basis the median household has typically spent in the range […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service Have you ever wondered what you would get for your money if you had $80 million to plunk down on an apartment in New York City? Of course for anyone living in parts of the United States not New York’s Manhattan, the ability to spend $300,000 or maybe even $500,000 would […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service Have you ever heard the phrase that if work was supposed to be fun they wouldn’t call it work? For the very fortunate each working day arrives with a sense of anticipation and excitement. People who can’t wait for the weekend to end so that they can get back on the […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service Whatever the business or industry that most of us are working in, the fact of the matter is that typically whether employed by a company or an owner ourselves we are tasked with an additional title…entrepreneur! This is particularly true in sales intensive businesses such as real estate where, while a […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service If you live in, are trying to stay in or seek to get into the ‘glitzy scene’ in NYC, the effort can take a toll that was apparently evidenced by the recent suicide of designer L’Wren Scott! Of course there’s the expensive real estate that makes owning or renting in NYC a […]
