Author Archives: Jay Morris

Judging the value of a college degree

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jay Morris

“What’s worse than a bachelor’s degree in English?” “A master’s degree in English.” Budda boom. Recently, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked “the worst majors for your career.” Kiplinger looked at the likelihood of graduates finding employment in their field and came … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Jay Morris

Forgiveness is tough—especially for someone like me who has always had trouble expressing his feelings. But forgiveness, I’ve discovered, is a wonderfully liberating and healing act. It frees you to move on, to advance to new stages in your life … Continue reading →

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‘Nothing happens until someone sells something’

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Jay Morris

A common lament among employees-turned-entrepreneurs is that they are unaccustomed to scratching for business. They’ve left the security of a company where business development was someone else’s responsibility. Now they’re on their own, and as Henry Ford famously said, “Nothing … Continue reading →

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In life, it’s always good to ‘test-drive’ major changes

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Jay Morris

The USA Today Money section recently ran a story advising Baby Boomers to “test-drive” retirement while they are still working. That’s good advice, I thought, and I’m living it. When I left full-time employment a year ago to start my … Continue reading →

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‘Do it now!’ or intentional vs. accidental growth

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Jay Morris

I’ve been reading selections from John Maxwell’s new e-book, “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth,” which hit digital book stores last week. I haven’t actually downloaded the book. Instead, I’ve been dipping into his blog, “John Maxwell on Leadership,” where … Continue reading →

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Rachel Carson and ‘pigtail’ light bulbs

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jay Morris

Last week was the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” the book that many say launched the environmental movement, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the first Earth Day in 1970. In the early … Continue reading →

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6 lessons from the journey, one year in

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jay Morris

I spent this past weekend at Richmond Hill on a church retreat. Richmond Hill has an interesting history that lends itself to reflection and solitude. It was originally a convent for an order of nuns who prayed for reconciliation after … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneur meets leader in Ramsey’s ‘EntreLeadership’

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Jay Morris

I attended a seminar last week by best-selling author and “get-out-of-debt” money expert Dave Ramsey. I was only able to sit in for part of the day, but boy did he pack a wallop into the brief time I was … Continue reading →

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Exploding the boundaries of social media

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Jay Morris

There was a time—when I was working on my master’s degree—when I paid a lot of attention to “the Other” and all those post-modern concepts that preoccupied academia during the “culture wars.” I read Lacan, Derrida, Barthes, Foucault and all … Continue reading →

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