Author: Austin Auflick

Henry Ford is quoted to have said, “if I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” The earliest automobiles were scarce, unreliable, and affordable only to the wealthy, hardly considered practical, let alone helpful to the world’s transportation demands. Thankfully, Mr. Ford saw a revolution in transportation by means of manufacturing reliable and cost-efficient automobiles, a target he believed his company could hit. Ultimately, Mr. Ford’s solution enabled the Model T to sell fifteen million cars in its 19-year run, disrupting transportation and impacting all aspects of life globally and forever. Fast-forward to today, just…

As we have seen lately, markets everywhere are down. Some blame Russia; some blame the US presidency; some blame spiritual evils – best guesses and finger-pointing, all remarkably unhelpful in orienting oneself in seemingly hostile market conditions. But for those seeking helpful enlightenment amidst the downward market force to possibly discover a positive perspective certainly sounds more beneficial than sifting the sea of unhelpful opinion pieces that seem to be published every hour at this point. So focusing on identifying the positive in order to position the mindset to see the whole picture and act accordingly is what this article…