Steven J. Manning: on my mind…
Emotional Intelligence
From awareness to intelligence to zombiehood… I am tackling a truly challenging topic. Emotional intelligence. Now … Assuming I have even a pedestrian understanding of what that is… Assuming that I do have some ordinary, lay, understanding of what emotional intelligence is, it is a topic I have been looking forward to getting into. To be entirely forthcoming, likely to take a hopefully intellectual wrecking ball to it. And then offer genuine,...
NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL YOU SELL SOMETHING
Be uber at sales. Absolute "do's" and "don'ts." All of that is built on a bedrock concept. NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL YOU SELL SOMETHING. That is my take on something Henry Ford said a lot of decades ago. Allow me a couple minutes to be my reputed raconteur self. With a purpose, I assure you. Children all over the world dream of becoming fire-fighters, astronauts, teachers, doctors ... tennis pros. I was destined to be a – humbly –...
MY PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE
I have led an experience-rich life. Millions of life miles. And the same in those amazing, pressurized sardine cans. I fancy myself an astute observer of people and life. As the smart folks I work with in my public life wrote: Some people collect stamps, memorabilia, music, dolls, Zippo lighters, bottle caps, stamps, Happy Meals toys, rocks, bad habits … I Collect People and Stories. I express my observations, conclusions, musings as a...
Jim Tunney: an amazing man.
Jim Tunney. Marking the passing of an amazing man. Green-lighted some of my future as a very young man, when most others would have turned away. Tears For The Righteous By Steven J. Manning From ashes, dust to dust, or, or equivalents of that in perhaps yours, The righteous, the frivolous, the productive and malevolent, alike The creator brings into the world and ordains their passing, alike. ...
Bemelmans bar…
Bemelmans Bar Sweet, pungent, intoxicating, elegant blend of cigar smoke, expensive perfumes, exclusive men's colognes. How that 53-year-old bar should smell. And the unforgettable crooning and sophisticated banter of the one and only, tuxedoed Bobby Short. A paragon of style. A raconteur of romance. And a beacon in my life... Chapter two ... Finally I have been keen for a couple decades to write about my "journey" from my late teens through...
We all die twice…
World-renowned street artist, Bansky — his real name and identity are one of the best kept secrets in the world — is said to have written: “They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time." Perhaps haughty of me, I may be a pedestrian thinker by comparison to Bansky, I assert that his wisdom on this topic is somewhat superficial. In my humble opinion… We...
On Class….
I wrote this “love-note” to the CEO of a major department store chain. You, my readers, know who they are. Perhaps even shop there. I pursued his senior staff to do business with my agency. That, notwithstanding admonishment from an occasional friend, a long-time and relevant supplier to them, who urged that I take care that my would-be client does not find out I am a Jew before I have a chance at doing business with them. They just ain’t that...
EIGHT THINGS YOU MUST DO TO COMMAND YOUR MEETINGS
"OWN THE ROOM" AND ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS. Some of us believe, at least we think that we can exhibit solid impromptu alacrity all the time. That we are exceptionally quick thinkers, particularly when leveraging our competencies. We are proverbially quick on our feet. No matter! PREPARING TO LEAD A MEETING is critically important for everybody who will ever have to lead a meeting. And then HOW TO LEAD A MEETING to achieve specific goals. My approach...
Sustainability. An intellectual concept as old as fossil fuels.
SUSTAINABILITY An intellectual compost as old as fossil fuels. By Steven J. Manning May 17, 2024 So many experts, real and self-anointed, and hapless talking heads, writing and spewing copious word-salads about sustainability. Occasionally stuff beyond ordinary and unoriginal drivel. And so much from A.I. disciples. Indulge me with the unconventional start to this column with what one might consider a wrap-up paragraph. Much about the unholy...
Banks collapse: super smart and wise analysis—sans word salads—by uber investment brain, Selwyn Gerber.
This from Selwyn Gerber, Chairman & Chief Strategist at RVW WEALTH. CURRENT STATUS: Silicon Valley Bank’s failure on Friday afternoon left the business and financial industries scrambling in uncertainty. Many companies who had tens or hundreds of millions of dollars on deposit spent the weekend planning what they would do next. The depositors have been bailed out. Assurances by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell,...

storyteller • satirist • humorist • speaker • businessman
Some people collect stamps, memorabilia, music, dolls, comic books, Zippo lighters, bottle caps, stamps, cars, coins, Happy Meals toys, rocks, bad habits …
Manning collects people, stories and hopefully wisdom from his millions of life and real miles traveled. He writes unbridled satire, humor and much on social/political/economics/lifestyle realities. All for intelligent, informed, discerning readers. A sense of humor is a must.
“Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal” and “A Life Without Passion Is A Life Not Worth Living,” are on his omnipresent imaginary teleprompter.
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