Break to Fix Strategies

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...

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...

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...

A Bad Economy Can Be A Good Thing; Here’s 7 Reasons Why

You read the headline correctly! You know all too well that the economy issues have taken its toll on the country. But there is always a silver lining, and the...

Get Happy About Your Work Again! Here’s 8 Ways To Do It

Hate your work? Do you know why? It’s because you’ve lost your purpose. I mean you could happily carry a load of rocks on your back for 100 miles if...

Become More Efficient By Using These 8 Old School Technology Pieces

The drive for years has been to do more with less – that is to incorporate the functions of multiple tools into fewer and fewer devices. We all know where...

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...

You First

The premise of my newest book, Profit First, is to take your profit prior to expense. Ahem - take your profit first. I am eternally grateful for the emails that...

Improve Your Office Productivity By Making 6 Changes

Too often we conflate being productive with quirky new apps designed to help us do a million things at once.  Now don’t get me wrong…I love gadgets and apps as...

6 Habits Thought Leaders Should Get Used To

As an entrepreneur myself, I’m always on the lookout for words of wisdom from fellow innovators.  Looking to the rule breakers (who often evolve into rule makers) for ways to...

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