The Suitcase Not So Fresh Feeling

Do you travel a lot or even occasionally? One of my pet peeves is having my dirty clothes share my suitcase with my clean, pressed clothes. It is like: “I-just-worked-out-hard-core-in-110-degree-weather-and-forgot-to-put-on-deodorant-Mike”...

Do It Now!

Great ideas are useless, unless they are executed upon. Great initiatives are a waste if the initiative is not taken. So whatever it is. No matter how hard (or easy)...

Under-Do Your Competition

In the world of business, competition seems to be everything. But knowing where to draw the line regarding how you strive to live up to, or surpass, that competition can...

Addicted To Small Rewards

My children love video games. I wondered why. Video games are full of repetitive tasks. Shoot countless peas at zombies (if you know the game, that makes sense). Race a...

Small Step Prospecting

Don't send me an email telling me to “click here in the next five seconds” or I will forever lose the deal of a lifetime. Don't call me asking me...

Weirdos Wanted!

Next time someone calls you weird, revel in it. It’s the weirdos who are different. It’s the weirdos who challenge the norm.  It is the weirdos who realize the foundation...

The Relationship Between Lenders & Borrowers

Most of my speaking events conclude with a book signing. Sometimes I forget to bring a pen. Oops. The first person in line and I do the obligatory self pat...

Don’t Call Profit The Bottom Line

Let's say for a second that you have decided to exercise more. There's more than a tire around your waist, after all, you have tires everywhere. To fix your fitness,...

Surrounded With Naysayers? Here’s 12 Ways To Deal With Them

You have a great idea. Yet, the naysayers tell you it will never work. If you let them, naysayers can crush your dreams. If you don’t confront them they’ll continue...

How To Handle Having Too Much To Do

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Maybe you’re having a panic attack, or a sudden desire to curl up under your desk in a fetal position and cry. Now what? First, recognize...

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