Motivation

Integrated Counsel

Integrate Counsel. You probably have never heard that term before. And I suspect, to some degree, you are now curious what it means. They are professionals who will work from...

How To Increase Your Confidence Instantly

Confidence isn't about other people.  Confidence is really about the stories we tell ourselves in our heads.  It’s revealed in our body language, our word choices, and the image we...

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...

Double The Results, Half The Effort

What are you working on right now? I want you to pause just for a moment and ask a question about it: “How do you double the results with half...

The Biggest Competitive Advantage Goes To Small Businesses

Every entrepreneur knows that starting and growing a small business is a challenge.  We don’t have the enormous resources – financial and otherwise – that the big guys do, and...

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...

Have An Effective Meeting With These 6 Steps

We all know the truth, and it’s time we started admitting it.  Most meetings are ineffective.  Frustrated with sessions that seemed to accomplish little except functioning as insomnia remedies, I...

How Long Will Today’s Fad Be Popular?

The pet rock lasted about 6 months, albeit over 1.5 million pet rock sold. The Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker from Converse has been a fad since the 1930’s and...

Quick Fixes To Skyrocket Productivity

You can install apps for it, buy books about it, and make resolutions to improve it, but the key to improving your productivity is actually pretty simple when you reduce...

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