Recent content by Bill Provenzano

How focusing on the prize can leave you feeling frustrated My wife and I can't help ourselves. When the Olympics are on, summer or winter, we spend an inordinate amount of time in front of the television, often watching the games late into the night. I'm not sure if we watch with the same...

I recently went to watch my 13 year old nephew, Joey, play in a baseball tournament. Every parent / grandparent / uncle is quick to brag about their son / grandson / nephew's athletic ability. I am no different. Joey is an exceptional baseball player. He is exceptional in that he is a switch...

FALLING IN LOVE WITH A TRADE How Loss Aversion and Regret Impact Trading Performance In his book, Blink, Malcome Gladwell describes an event where the experts from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California encouraged the museum's purchase of a marble statue purported to be from the sixth century...

My wife and I are Olympic junkies. There are only a couple of television shows that we will watch together during the week. But when the Olympics are on, there is a lot of family TV time. Having played hockey in my youth, I was of course glued to the TV for the men's USA vs. Canada gold medal...

In the 1970s, I grew up with the Bradys. Bobby, Cindy, Marsha, Jan, Greg, Peter, they were all my friends. Not only did we all spend 30 minutes together every day, but I'm more than a little embarrassed to admit that we shared quite a bit of the same fashions. It's not difficult for me to...

Back when John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were regulars on Saturday Night Live (SNL), a younger and wilder Steve Martin frequently joined that outrageous cast during guest-appearances. A relatively new face in comedy, Steve Martin fitted in perfectly. I remember some absolutely hilarious SNL...

A Christian Traders' Dilemma I recently heard a story about a Texas hold'em poker player trying to reconcile the apparent contradiction between his Christian faith, which opposes gambling, and his desire to be a professional card player. With a bit of humility, he explained, When I sit down at...