Mindset

What’s Your Song?

Here I am backstage at Thrivers 2020 and about to give a keynote speech. In these minutes before I walk out on stage in front of hundreds of people, I...

The Benefits of a Mastermind Group

I believe no man is an island. So I offer this tip - if you’re an entrepreneur, you need to be in a mastermind. Belonging to a mastermind group is...

Social Entrepreneurship Could Be Your Solution

As a business owner, it can be easy to throw on the blinders and focus exclusively on profitability. But what if becoming permanently profitable and supporting the causes closest to...

Is Honesty the Secret Ingredient?

Honesty is a vital component of profitability. This is a concept I’ve been toying around with since my conversation with Larry Winget. According to Larry, dishonesty and a lack of...

Engaging & Captivating Millennials in Ministries by Wendy Knutson

“In 2016, 78% of contributions were given by donors 50 years or older. ” We learned this staggering statistic when speaking with a Texas church whose attendance each Sunday is about 1,200....

Focus Hacks

It happens to us all. We are working away, and then that email chime goes off. Two hours later we finally realize that we drifted off from the work we...

The Impressionist Art of Conversation

I still don't have a Kindle, and don't think I want one. I love the feel of physical books. I love the subtle cracking sound of the spin when I...

Find Customers Who Want Long-Term Value

Andrew Mason, 32, the charismatic, but controversial CEO of Groupon, has been fired. After a rocky leadership, profanity laced memos to the SEC, fuzzy accounting practices, SEC investigations, and a...

4 Tips to Ensure your Allergy Practice is Profitable in 2017 by Wendy Barlin

Running an Allergy Practice is no easy task! Running a highly profitable one is even harder. As a CPA who focuses on Allergy Practices, I wanted to learn what the...

The Misnomer of Failure

So you think you are a failure, huh? Let me get one thing off of my virtual chest right now: You're not. I realize you may be experiencing failure. You...

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