http://rgsblog.com Rick Stephens Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:14:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that the Health Care bill is law, there have been many who claim that certain portions of the bill are unconstitutional. This belief has sparked many states, including Texas, to join a growing effort to challenge the constitutionality of this law in the US Supreme Court. Specifically, the charges ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2010/04/02/taking-america-and-the-world-out-of-poverty/ The passage of the Health Care bill has ignited a nationwide rift between the liberal left and the conservative right, to say the least. Lets get this out right away, so there is no misunderstanding form where I speak. I consider myself a conservative, a Regan conservative to ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2010/04/01/the-right-vs-left-vs-the-loons/ Okay, let's agree that Toyota, the number 1 car maker in the world, made a few errors in the manufacture of their vehicles. But I think this is now getting a little out of hand. Every day the news is reporting a new story on the latest vehicles ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2010/02/10/do-you-see-what-i-see/ He never sold a single record. He never performed in concert. He never made the headlines of Entertainment Tonight, and he was never placed in the public spotlight for questionable acts of morality. Yet he truly did bring the people of this world together. He broke ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2009/07/21/remembering-walter-cronkite/ As we approach the 4th of July, our country's Independence Day, I wanted to comment on a few things that have been on my mind lately. I am a veteran. I, along with millions of others who have proudly served this great country during its history, don't wear ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2009/06/17/reflections-of-a-veteran/ We all have dreams. Dreams are the foundation to success. I tell people all the time that when they lose the vision of their dream, they have stepped onto the path of failure. I have a slogan that says,"Restore your vision and live your dream". ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2008/11/10/is-it-time-to-lose-your-dream/ I am adamant about the use of processes. I believe that everyone who is organized and interested in minimizing grief in their business as well as their personal life uses processes. For me, processes are an integral part of my life. I use them everywhere and often. ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/05/11/36/ I've been watching my local basketball team, the Dallas Mavericks, struggling in their first round of the playoffs, hoping this is the year they take it all. I still have confidence that they can win, but an interesting thing occurred to me during last night's game. I was ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/05/02/do-you-know-the-rules/ I was having a discussion with a banker friend of mine who suggested that businesses that were successful were good at identifying and hiring high quality people. I disagreed. Ouch! That is totally against the grain of conventional wisdom, right? Not really. More important than hiring high ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/04/15/do-people-really-make-the-difference/   I had spent several weeks working with my client getting their books in order and we were now finally able to review a pretty decent Balance Sheet. By that I mean one that was accurate, not necessarily pleasant to look at with tons of money lounging around in the ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/04/03/where-has-all-my-money-gone/