“There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy.” ~ Alfred Henry Lewis “Keeping America competitive requires affordable energy.” ~ President George W. Bush The United States is a big place. In total there are approximately 1.9 billion acres of land within the borders of the nation and that would seem like plenty of space to allow all endeavors room to site and develop their projects without ever coming into competition. If you […]
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“There’s a way to do it better – find it.” ~ Thomas A. Edison “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” ~ Buckminster Fuller There are many approaches that one could conceivably take when considering this topic. Technology is always advancing, and it seems over time that the rate of advancement increases exponentially. There is not a field […]
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“We herd sheep. We drive cattle. We lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.” ~ Gen. George Patton “Whoever thinks that the European economy can be competitive without economic cooperation with Russia, whoever thinks that energy security can exist in Europe without energy that comes from Russia is chasing ghosts.” ~ Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary “First, we have to find a common vocabulary for energy security. This notion […]
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“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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