May 27, 2016

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.
May 26, 2016

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,...
May 24, 2016

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...
May 20, 2016

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...
May 19, 2016

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...
May 17, 2016

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;...
May 13, 2016

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...
May 12, 2016

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,...
May 10, 2016

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...
May 6, 2016

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...

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 simply placed on the table when the customer arrives. When they are ready to pay the bill, the waiter simply asks how many glasses of wine they drank. That’s how Macaroni Grill got off to such a successful start. Open jugs of wine. A little touch of Italian culture.

For your business to stand out, it too needs to be different. It is hard to discover different things (and have confidence that they’ll work) if you constantly stay in the same circles. It’s time for you to get out. So, I am giving you that excuse you’ve been waiting for: You need to travel more. Your business needs it.