Break to Fix Strategies
November 27, 2015
4 Reasons Why You Should Never Force Holiday Work For Employees
My jaw dropped, and not because there was more turkey and pie. I was watching football with my family after enjoying a delicious turkey dinner, and the news came on...
November 25, 2015
You’re Not An Entrepreneur
If you work your ass to the bone, you're not an entrepreneur. You own a business that enslaves you. If you're constantly attracting different types of clients, you're not an...
November 3, 2015
Have You Been Laughed At? I Hope So!
Have you ever been laughed at? Have you ever been ridiculed? Have you ever had people call you crazy, insane or some variant of? Yes? Good. That is exactly what...
October 14, 2015
Get Your Slow Employees Working Faster
Productivity, as any entrepreneur can attest to, is one of the, if not the most, important issues that a company has to deal with. Productivity gets things done, and when...
September 24, 2015
The Ultimate Sales Close
It’s that pivotal moment. The client is just a few perfect words away from the sale. What do you say? What will make sure they write out that check? How...
September 18, 2015
Advantages Of The Outsider
I was at a conference for technology service providers - the folks who setup computers, network them together, and fix them when things go awry. The event was filled with...
September 17, 2015
You Must Nail It To Scale It
The word “scaling” gets thrown around a lot. It seems every entrepreneur I meet is “currently scaling their business.” Yet it reality, they are far from it. Selling more is...
September 1, 2015
Build The Sidewalks After The Paths Are Discovered
This is a picture (thanks to Google Maps) of the Virginia Tech drillfield, the center of campus. All the students living in dorms cross the drillfield every day to get...
August 18, 2015
What Is Being In Control?
This is likely the most misunderstood concept circulating in modern day society. Being in control means that all the elements of your life are easily managed by you. Effectively you...
August 14, 2015
The Best Way To Break The Industry Rules
To know the rules is dangerous. You are likely to adhere to them. Drive down a road without a speed limit sign, you'll guess the likely speed limit and drive...