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Thought for today, July 10, 2009

Posted on July 10, 2009 by 40andover
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Sometimes, no matter what you do or how good you are, the bogey man wins.

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Thought for today, July 2, 2009

Posted on July 2, 2009 by 40andover
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If you are going to be hyper-competitive, make sure that the prize is worth the collateral damage.

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Thought for July 1, 2009

Posted on July 1, 2009 by 40andover
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Think locally, act locally.  Everything else is incomprehensible.

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Thought for today, June 30, 2009

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He who dies with the most toys pays for the U-Haul following the hearse.

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Thought for the day

Posted on June 27, 2009 by 40andover
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Thought for the day: Only buy condos on swamp land if you like to swim with crocodiles.

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thought for Saturday, June 27, 2009

Posted on June 26, 2009 by 40andover
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Flat revenue is the new up. Jeans is the new power suit. And family is the new high value asset.

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Don’t get mad

Posted on June 25, 2009 by 40andover
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If someone cuts you in line or is an @sshole to you on the street, just pretend the person owned millions in Lehman stock.

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The strong

Posted on June 25, 2009 by 40andover
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If the strong really eat the weak, as the business saying goes, I am going to hang with the vegetarians and vegans.

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What the recession means

Posted on June 25, 2009 by 40andover
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If you had just let the Joneses win, you would be ahead of them by now.

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Nowhere to go but down

Posted on June 24, 2009 by 40andover
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Push the panic button when financial planning means looking for the Cash Cab from Reality (?) TV.

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