August 23, 2016
Early Adapters Versus Early Adopters
There is a lot of talk about early adopters, those risk taking customers who are the first to try out your product. But what about the early adapters? They are...
August 19, 2016
The Video Game Life
If you win a level in your favorite video game, the reward is the next, harder level. In life, you are winning levels when you get bigger challenges. Your job...
August 18, 2016
Shrimp with A Side of Dry Ice
A shrimp cocktail appetizer may sell for $12. A shrimp cocktail appetizer served in a “smoking” chilled glass, you know that cool dry ice effect that creates a fog cloud...
August 17, 2016
Have Fun Dad!
"Have fun Dad!" My kids always say that when I leave the house. I could be going to a lawyer’s office or a funeral (which are one and the same)...
August 16, 2016
Review Partnership Agreements Every Fifteen Months
It seems to be a tradition that business partnerships and operating agreements 1. Don’t ever get reviewed, or 2.They get reviewed once a year at the same time. Instead, review...
August 12, 2016
If The Local News Starts Reporting Good News… Get Scared
People are drawn to the unexpected, the atypical and the different. We are intrigued by the stuff that isn’t the normal fair. That is why violence, murder and death is...
August 11, 2016
The Least Expensive Business to Start
Inevitably a service based business is the least expensive business to launch, because the primary asset is you. You can immediately start a car cleaning business, consulting business, or a...
August 9, 2016
Hiring Prematurely vs. Hiring Too Fast
You probably are already familiar with the old entrepreneurial adage, “Hire slowly. Fire quickly.” Yet, entrepreneurs have the propensity to hire too quickly. They hire the first prospect they feel...
August 5, 2016
Don’t Compare
Don't compare yourself against others. They have their own path and you have yours. Your path may be that of a glacier – a relentless, unstoppable force. Their path may...
August 4, 2016
Misfit to Magnificent
The biggest compliment that you will ever get is that you are a misfit. It means that you don’t fit in with everyone else. It means you have a real...