Mindset

Productivity Vs. Punctuality

How do you get your employees to show up on time, work longer hours and skip lunch breaks? Wrong question. If you, like many managers and CEOS, are looking for...

Life Lessons From My Mom

My mother turns 80 this year. Throughout the years, I have learned many lessons from her. Here are some of my favorites that she shared: A gentlemen covers his mouth...

Never Want Your Business To Be Number One…. Here’s Why.

Contrary to popular belief, and most Hollywood movies I’ve seen, being number one at anything gets you hated. Even if a business was adored as the contender, once they become...

Six Advantages that Women Entrepreneurs Have (Over Men)

Look out, here comes the female entrepreneur! Women entrepreneurs are making their way in the business world in a big way. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 7.8...

Different Gets Noticed

A guy with a spiked backpack walked by me at the airport. Maybe this backpack is something popular with kids. (He told me he bought it at Target during the...

Rituals and Superstitions that Boost Your Business

Do you ever try to avoid the number 13, or act a little more cautiously on Friday the 13th? How about throwing salt over your shoulder if you happen to spill...

How Can You Recognize Your Talent?

It’s a pretty common question. Afterall we are often blind to our talent, because what comes easy to you (ahem - your talent) you think comes easy to everyone else....

Sell Them After You Sold Them

Have you ever heard of Buyer’s Remorse? Thought so. But did you know that with public access of the Internet truly taking hold twenty years ago, everything changed? The consumer...

Can Watching Movies Teach You The Key To Winning Negotiations?

I’m old school. I like Roger Moore as James Bond. But you never know when your tastes can change, so I went to see the new James Bond movie (with...

Successful Innovation: The Hidden Secret

Humans are creatures of habit. Those who have ever tried to break a habit can identify with this. You start a diet every Monday. You plan a new workout routine...

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