Good advice

I heard two interviews this week that offered good lessons in life:

• Mike & Mike in the Morning interviewing Tiger Woods - Mike was asking Tiger how his dad helped make him be so competitive, have that killer instinct. Tiger responded "he always made it fun." Keep it fun, good advice.

• Charlie Rose was interviewing his friend and author of "Leading with Kindness" - William Baker described how intimidation works short term but kindness works long term. The COO of the USMC was one example. The COO was asked what he did. He responded "I teach kindness. If you want the person next to you to be willing to die for you or charge that hill, he better like and respect you." Kindness (not to be confused with pushover) is needed if you want people to tell you what's going on in your business. Or else, you just get what you want to hear. Like a lot of folks on Wall Street these past few years. Keep it kind, good advice.