Saturday, 3:17pm Mendocino, CA “Under my thumb is a squirming dog who just had her day…” (Stones) Howdy. I’m republishing this article from 2010, cuz it was one of the most-discussed and helpful posts I’ve written. And it’s on a subject most biz books not only ignore, but aggressively seek to dismiss. Yet, in my
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