“This above all; to thine own self be true.” ~ William Shakespeare in Hamlet “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I am not, to be sure, a fan of corporate team building exercises – at least forced team building exercises. Groups of individuals come together to accomplish joint ventures in two basic scenarios: long term […]
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“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) “They say timing is everything. But then they say, there is never a perfect time for anything.” – Anthony Liccione There are a multitude of factors that can affect a land acquisition. How well funded is the acquirer? Are those funds readily available or is the acquirer forced to request those funds […]
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“What’s past is prologue.” – William Shakespeare, The Tempest A sequential enterprise will often have many phases and stages throughout its life cycle prior to achieving its stated aims. Each of these phases are important because without successfully completing each the project would either suffer a diminution of value or productivity or fail altogether. When working in a sequential system the order in which tasks are performed and completed is very important. […]
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“I’m too old for this… [well… you know].” – Roger Murtaugh “More isn’t necessarily better Linus. Sometimes it’s just… more” – Sabrina Fairchild Everyone wants options in life. No one wants to be forced into a given course of action by circumstances beyond their control. The same is true for landowners. A tract of land, whether it is the family farm, a multi-generation ranch, or an investment property bought in the hopes […]
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“You’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.”– Obi-Wan Kenobi If this blog achieves any purpose, I would hope it demonstrates that there are multiple different points of view inherent in every situation and when handled appropriately this can make both the process and the outcome better. This is nothing new. As the centuries pass, we forget that there have always been differing […]
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It comes to little more: “There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. He only says, ‘Good fences make good neighbors.’” Excerpt from “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost Adhering to the staid logic of the immortal poet Robert Frost, the neighbors in Solano County, California will need to […]
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