Insight & Foresight

Taking Charge: Financially and Beyond

O.A. Wisen — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:00:06 +0000

In times of economic turmoil, nothing says you have to be a tightwad during a recession. When others are making the effort to tighten their belt and trim down excesses you wouldn’t have to. In fact you can view downturns as opportunities. It is a recurring convention that when the going is good economically people [...]

The Road to Investing

O.A. Wisen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:28:10 +0000

Occasionally, friends have come up to me, curious to know how they can get started with investing in the stock market. I have been investing for some time now by managing my portfolio, and I’m in no way considered an expert. Most of my knowledge was acquired due to desire, and a want of the [...]

The Richest Man in Babylon

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:28:30 +0000

I recently read George Clason’s classic book, The Richest Man In Babylon, which reopened my eyes in many ways as far as finances and fiscal responsibility is concerned. I write about this book because I know that though over a million people have read it, there are still millions more who are yet to read [...]

21 Qualities A Man Should Have

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:22:29 +0000

Once in a while I find that people are curious to know what the qualities of a man should be. Usually, they search and research sources (mostly on the internet) for the answer. Even though the answers may differ, the great answers are generally along the same vein. What are the great qualities a man should [...]

Threads of Love

O.A. Wisen — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:46:34 +0000

Love is one of life’s greatest insights. Depending on a person’s exposure, experiences, and level of understanding, such a person will have views on love that may differ from those of another with different exposures. These different views (provided they are legitimate) are what can be termed, the threads of love. Each thread by itself [...]

Happiness Or Success

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:02:00 +0000

A while back, I was watching a Warren Buffett interview with Tom Brokaw, and he said something during the course of his interview that is worth thinking about. Now I never met the man (Buffett that is), but I have been in awe of him for a long time now. Not because he has loads [...]

Resolution Failure: Overcoming Common Pitfalls

O.A. Wisen — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:58:09 +0000

This is a follow up to the prior article, Ways To Stick To Resolutions You Make, which was about what a resolution is and the methods that a person can apply to stay focused on accomplishing one or more resolutions. On the other hand, this post looks at the resolution from another angle by identifying [...]

Ways To Stick To Resolutions You Make

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:31:33 +0000

Resolutions are pledges that a person makes to encourage himself/ herself to improve from a current unacceptable state to a better position be it physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, or otherwise. This improvement is in most cases slanted towards positive progress. The end of each year is usually one of such times that the word “resolution”, [...]

Thanksgiving Or Cold Turkey?!

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:44:37 +0000

In the United States, thanksgiving is practiced every year on the last Thursday in the month of November. It is a nationally recognized holiday where families come together and are supposed to be in an appreciative frame of mind. Most times, the essence behind Thanksgiving Day may be watered down, and as such [...]

Children in Need

O.A. Wisen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:32:56 +0000

Charities do good deeds on either a small scale or a large scale. Each charity also has one or more causes that they advance. Though I respect the work done by charities and believe that they should also be supported, I have always been partial to charities that address the raw and basic human needs [...]

Building Security Consciousness (Part 2)

O.A. Wisen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:49:20 +0000

This is a follow-up article to a previous article, Building Security Consciousness. There, I mentioned that security is a way of life, or at least should be. That still hasn’t changed. I believe that a person should not have to give up too much comfort or freedom for security – I wouldn’t. Security is neither a [...]

Change We Need

O.A. Wisen — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:47:53 +0000

Sometime between 540 BC and 480 BC, Heraclitus stated that, “Nothing endures but change”. In present day, change is still living up to its name on a micro and macro scale. King Whitney Jr., said, “Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that [...]

On The Issues Of Religion

O.A. Wisen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:10:02 +0000

Historically, the issue of religion has fluctuated from being a hot-button topic to only getting cursory acknowledgment from followers and critics alike. I believe that in a number of cases (definitely not all) when issues arise, the issue is not with the religion per se, but with the recalcitrant practitioners and authority figures within it [...]

Learning A Thing Or Two From The Homeless

O.A. Wisen — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:53:39 +0000

Conventional wisdom tends to state rather pompously that, “A homeless man is a loser”, but the truth of the matter is that on the flip side of the coin, there also exist some dissipated, down-spirited and unmotivated people who live in homes, have decent careers, but see themselves as fighting a losing battle everyday. In [...]

Living With A Winning Attitude

O.A. Wisen — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:33:13 +0000

In today’s society, having a positive attitude is, by general consent, commendable. Zig Ziglar, an American author and motivational speaker noted years ago that, “Positive thinking won’t let you do anything but it will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” It is evident that the effect of a positive attitude is immense, [...]