BOB SCHECTER

Is it Time for Change

Did you want to change? Were you ready for change? Are you ready now? Do you like change?

Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about change. It seems that when people run out of excuses for failures, they look for change and embrace it as the way to salvation. Must you destroy the road you came down so that you only have the road ahead? Is change a one-way trip? I can understand how religions might proffer this philosophy, and indeed would thrive on it because their mandate is… Continue

One thing about this year's Kissimmee ICSC that, to me, stood out the most, was an air of "honesty". Last year, there was this sense of false bravado and feigned optimism and downright bulls.... Everyone seemed to be puffing out their chest and flaunting about how well they were doing. I was telling people that I was working my butt off and not making a penny, so I felt a bit left out.

This year, the atmosphere wasn't somber, it was actually even more optimistic, but everyone seemed to have a m… Continue