Wisdom of the Campfire – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Mon, 15 May 2017 14:36:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 Writing = Discipline https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/writing-discipline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=writing-discipline https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/writing-discipline/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 14:27:11 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=5750 Writing = discipline, Big Red Car? Tell me more. Big Red Car here on a lovely Monday morning, waiting for the painters to show up. House getting painted, not the Big Red Car. Alas. So, The Boss is doing some writing. He’s been a writer for a long time, but now he’s out of the […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/writing-discipline/feed/ 11 Wisdom of the Campfire https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/wisdom-of-the-campfire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wisdom-of-the-campfire https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/wisdom-of-the-campfire/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 17:37:42 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=5735 Big Red Car here in secret telling mode. Guy sends a hateful email to The Boss saying, “Why can’t I get on the Wisdom of the Campfire website?” Pushy sort of human. So, Big Red Car tells him, “It’s a fiction. That’s the name The Boss uses for his CEO coaching gig. Doesn’t have anything […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/wisdom-of-the-campfire/feed/ 2 Waffle House Wisdom https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/waffle-house-wisdom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waffle-house-wisdom https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/waffle-house-wisdom/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:21:12 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4035 There is a brand of wisdom that is only found early in the morning at Waffle House. It’s called Waffle House Wisdom. If you don’t recognize that name it is because you may never have eaten at a Waffle House or you are a thin skinned Tesla liberal (the heir apparent to the limousine liberal […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/waffle-house-wisdom/feed/ 7 Melvin’s — the Best Reuben in Austin and North America https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/melvins-the-best-reuben-in-austin-and-north-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=melvins-the-best-reuben-in-austin-and-north-america https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/melvins-the-best-reuben-in-austin-and-north-america/#comments Thu, 08 May 2014 16:49:01 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3390 Big Red Car here talking trailer food in Austin by God Texas, ya’ll. You like a reuben?  Right?  You don’t like a reuben, stop right now. Until The Boss stumbled into Melvin’s, the reigning reuben in Austin was The Little Deli.  The Little Deli reuben is no slouch but we’re talking the best reuben in […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/melvins-the-best-reuben-in-austin-and-north-america/feed/ 2 The Design of Compensation Packages for C Level Execs and Senior Management — Instant Replay https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-design-of-compensation-packages-for-c-level-execs-and-senior-management-instant-replay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-design-of-compensation-packages-for-c-level-execs-and-senior-management-instant-replay Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:17:38 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3077 THIS IS AN INSTANT REPLAY OF WHAT WAS THE MOST POPULAR BLOG POST BY FAR FOR THE CY 2013 Big Red Car here.  The Boss and I had a nice long ride today.  It was a bit cloudy but warm.  I love a good ride through a warm afternoon. He had coffee with a pal […]

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]]> Discipline — Blind Spots https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/discipline-blind-spots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discipline-blind-spots Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:52:18 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2923 Big Red Car here.  Going to be a great day in the ATX.  Nice cold, crisp, sunny day. So you probably watched a bit of college football yesterday, no?  The Boss loves college football and is often mumbling that college football is very much like the startup business.  [I think he’s just trying to justify […]

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]]> Entrepreneurial Panic https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/entrepreneurial-panic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entrepreneurial-panic Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:34:41 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2494 Big Red Car here.  Another day in paradise where the summer extends until, say, well — it never really ends except for our 5-day winters.  On Earth as it is in Texas! So The Boss is reading about a discussion of “entrepreneurial panic” and had a few thoughts he shared with one of his brilliant […]

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]]> The character traits and skills of the successful CEO — LEARNING FROM FAILURE https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-learning-from-failure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-learning-from-failure https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-learning-from-failure/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:46:47 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2248 Big Red Car here.  Been a nice run of warm, sunny and delightful convertible weather.  OK, when the mercury flirts with 100F only mad dogs and Englishmen are out and about in that deadly sun but those cool mornings and those sultry evenings.  Ahh, on Earth as it is in Texas. So The Boss is […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-learning-from-failure/feed/ 8 Company Culture — Clear Definition https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/company-culture-clear-definition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-culture-clear-definition Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:49:51 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2068 Big Red Car here.  OK, Old Sport, summer is here.  Going to have a few isolated thunderstorms today and then it is going to to be hot, hot, hot for the rest of June.  Oh, I love summer!  Summer in the ATX!  On Earth as it is in Austin, Texas! So, let’s get back on […]

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]]> Fear — where an entrepreneur’s dreams go to die https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/fear-where-an-entrepreneurs-dreams-go-to-die/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fear-where-an-entrepreneurs-dreams-go-to-die Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:21 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=1878 Big Red Car here.  It’s going to be almost 100F and a bit sunny today in the afternoon.  Hoping to get some top down time this afternoon. So The Boss is having coffee this morning with one of his CEO clients.  Nice guy. The subject of the CEO’s fears and dreams and success come up. […]

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