Your Long Term Business Strategy According To Vilfredo Pareto

Okay, here’s your history lesson for today … with a practical application to your business, of course!  In 1906, an Italian economist made what seems like a simple observation, but...

What Are Your Office Traditions?

As I am writing this, I just got back from doing push ups. In fact the entire office just did push ups.  Why, you ask? Because it is our office...

The Most Important Conversation In The World

My son played in an 8th grade lacrosse game this weekend.  I use the term “played” loosely. He saw seventeen seconds of field time. When we got in the car...

The Perfect Hobby

I am reading The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod and it has me thinking (and exercising). I am so focused on work all the time, that it can be exhausting....

How To Raise Prices When You Are Afraid Of Losing Clients

Inevitably the biggest challenge you will ever get for raising your prices will not be from your clients, but will come from you.  You will fear losing your clients, even...

Growth Happens When You Say Ouch

I meet with my mastermind once a month.  We sit down together for five hours to discuss our business (and personal) challenges. This past week, I was the first to...

The Element of Job Ads That Is Most Important (And Often Forgotten)

We’ve all seen (and maybe even written) those job ads that make it sound as though the staff is a sunny, smiling crew and the environment is full of high-fives...

Start Your New Employees Off The Right Way

Hiring and training new employees is not only time-consuming, but is also costly. That’s why, when you bring someone aboard, you should be doing all you can to make it...

How to Have Your Team Fix It Fast When Sh*t Hits the Fan

Have you ever seen the “Apollo 13” movie? If you have, you know what I’m talking about when I say that it really hit the fan in that movie! After...

Are You Using The Strategy That Puts You In Front?

During my freshman year of high school I played football. I sucked. I sat the bench for every game and was effectively a human punching bag at practice. I was...

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