“The Times They Are a-Changin” is a song written by Bob Dylan and released as the title track of his 1964 album with the same name. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don’t criticize What you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly agin’ […]
The following e-mail is one of the most heartfelt letters I have ever received. “I lost my father three years ago. Do you know what he left me? A business and an invaluable reputation… It is a reputation that is worth everything…” Leaving your business to your next of kin is also a sale: You […]
Some years ago, my son asked me what he would inherit from me. ☺ When I told him I planned to consume all my worldly riches before I depart this earth, he demanded that I leave him my music, which I had composed over decades. I read a piece in the UK newspaper The Guardian […]
Flying is still statistically the safest method of transportation to reach a certain destination. Yet there have been cases where a plane had to land before reaching that destination. And unfortunately most of these unplanned landings don’t get realized without demaging the original look of the plane and losing some lives. The photographer Dietmar Eckell […]
He had a son and a daughter, 30 and 28 years old respectively. A very successful professional having served in a couple of conglomarates as CEO. “At 55 I retired 2 years ago,” he said. “Great” I remarked. “What do you do now?” “I have this hobby… growing olives.” he said. “Olives?” I asked. “Yes,” […]
… he said. He was somewhat above 50. His wife and their two children were partners and working for the family business. I smiled. He continued: “There must be a boss in any enterprise. I am the one in our case.” I smiled again. ” Are they happy working for the company?” I asked. ” […]
After introducing himself the gentleman on the phone asked if I had a few minutes. I had. He said, “I learned that my son has an appointment with you.” I vaguely remembered seeing his son’s name on the appointment list, so I said, “Could be, I am not sure.” He continued: “I have no intention […]
He came to the meeting with his daughter and son. He had established the company 30 years ago. From his explanations it was obvious that he knew his business well. He was proud of this fact. He said, “I am almost 70 years old; 2 years ago I left the management of the company to […]
It has been many years since I said my last good-bye to my mother. I have never forgotten the sentence she uttered before she died, “I didn’t know that you loved me so much.” How could she know? I had never told her. This may stem from various reasons. Many of them could be personal, […]
I used to spend the summers of my childhood in the shop of my grandfather by helping (!) him. I had to count the inventory and assist in packaging, a job that I hated to do. We would leave home at 7am, use the Tunel, the one station underground, pass the Galata bridge to arrive […]
