Inspiration – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Tue, 23 May 2023 17:01:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 CEO Shoptalk: Motivation v Inspiration https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-shoptalk-motivation-v-inspiration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-shoptalk-motivation-v-inspiration Tue, 23 May 2023 17:01:56 +0000 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=11140 One of the current topics in the scrum discussion about leadership in the job environment at the C-suite level is the issue of motivation v inspiration. It is a nuanced discussion and it is tied into our current cultural metamorphosis in the workplace including such things as Work From Home v office work. What exactly […]

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]]> Finding Inspiration With Thomas Jefferson https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/finding-inspiration-with-thomas-jefferson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-inspiration-with-thomas-jefferson Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:10:54 +0000 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=8586 This Christmas was great with the family — and, of course, My Perfect Granddaughter who will be two years old in ten days — assembled at The Homestead in Virginia. I had last been to The Homestead in 1969 when I went there to ski while a cadet at Virginia Military Institute. Not much has […]

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]]> Manliness — Being a Man in the Modern Age https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/manliness-man-modern-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manliness-man-modern-age https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/manliness-man-modern-age/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:44:30 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=6113 The Big Red Car shares insights on manliness in the age of Harvey Weinstein. Be a man. Man up. Big Red Car here on a perfect, sunny Texas day. On Earth as it is in Texas. The recent Harvey Weinstein imbroglio has the Big Red Car wondering if the Nation is still producing MEN. Not, […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/manliness-man-modern-age/feed/ 30 The Power of Excellent Graphic Design https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-excellent-graphic-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-excellent-graphic-design https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-excellent-graphic-design/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:06:54 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3016 Big Red Car here.  Hey, it’s damn cold here in the ATX and we don’t like it.  Where the Hell is our global warming today, Alberto? So The Boss is talking to his Perfect Daughter — graphic artist for a well known eCommerce company in Brooklyn — and they get on the subject of the […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-excellent-graphic-design/feed/ 2 Regrets https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/regrets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regrets https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/regrets/#comments Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:27:41 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3006 Ahh, The Boss is back in the ATX after having survived the NYC blizzard last week.  The Boss is feeling a bit better as the mercury hit 70F after an overnight low of 26F.  Wow, a 44F range, wow!  Going to be almost 80F — well at least 75F — today.  Ahh, the ATX and […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/regrets/feed/ 2 When You Want It Enough https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/when-you-want-it-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-you-want-it-enough Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:10:01 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2830 Big Red Car here.  The Boss is in the Boat skiing, so I got the housesitter again.  Me and the housesitter, we get along quite well because that young man knows how to run wild and free just like a Big Red Car loves to do.  [Do NOT tell The Boss but we going to […]

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]]> Mandela and the Founding Fathers: Terrorists v Patriots https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2013 20:33:50 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2805 Big Red Car here.  It is cold in the ATX.  It is going to cold for the rest of the week.  Well, Texas cold that is — 30’s at night cold. Ahhh, winter in Texas.  On Earth as it is in Texas. Nelson Mandela The world is awash with tributes to Nelson Mandela as well […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots/feed/ 6 The Power of Video — Get Some https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-video-get-some/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-video-get-some Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:38:05 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2775 Big Red Car here.  Well, Old Sport, is it going to be 82F and sunny today here in the ATX.  On Earth as it is in Texas. So The Boss is working with several CEOs and they have been discussing the use of video in their businesses.  An interesting discussion indeed.  Let’s listen in, ya’ll. […]

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]]> The Historic Impact of Twitter https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-historic-impact-of-twitter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-historic-impact-of-twitter https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-historic-impact-of-twitter/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:08:40 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2739 Big Red Car here.  Ahh, finally a bit of sun here in the ATX.  Not going to be too warm but going to be very bright and sunny.  And it is niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! On Earth as it is in Texas, ya’ll! So The Boss has been thinking about Twitter.  He likes it as a communication mechanism […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-historic-impact-of-twitter/feed/ 2 Are You Ready? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/are-you-ready/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-ready https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/are-you-ready/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2013 14:46:45 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2670 Big Red Car here.  Bit gloomy but we have a chance of rain for the next couple of days and that’s a good thing.  We are ready for some rain. So The Boss is talking to several of his brilliant CEOs and finds a common theme — they express regret that they have not been […]

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