It Doesn’t Take Money to Make Money

In fact, find a way to make money without money and you will make a lot of money.

One Day, One Punch

It is easy to go really hard at something for a period of time, but the energy wanes. It reminds me of boxing. When those fighters start the first round,...

Dominate Sales With Old School “Face-to-Face”

I remember when people thought you were really crazy or strange if you dated or married someone you met online. Now people think it’s really strange if you meet someone...

The Criticism Challenge

If you have ever had an employee need harsh criticism, you know just how difficult a task it can be. Most people don’t like to dish out criticism, which is...

How To Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

If you were to study some of the most creative people throughout history, you would find that each of them had little rituals. There were things that each of them...

It Doesn’t Have To Be A Difficult Decision

Obviously, there seems to be a tendency among doctors for life-or-death decisions to be the hardest decisions. The best decision, in fact, seems to be in simply buying more time;...

Fix Problems When They Are Small

In 1982, George Kelling and James Wilson published an article entitled Broken Windows. The article argued that a crucial and necessary step to keep order in a dangerous neighborhood, was...

Five Frogs Sit On A Log

The riddle has been around for ages: “Five frogs sit on a log. Four decide to jump in. How many are left?” If you respond the same way I did,...

Don’t Change; Leverage.

I was contacted by a business that's struggling. Atypically, the concern was not financial. The founder was struggling with his own micromanagement. He can't help but insert himself into every...

Improve Your Business By Traveling More

When Phil Romano founded Macaroni Grill, he traveled throughout Italy to determine what made restaurants so popular. Among other things, he found that in Italy a jug of wine is...

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