Motivation

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...

7 Steps To Get Your Company Acquired For Big Bucks

I’ve sold two companies, and the sales were vastly different experiences, with wildly different results.  When I was approached about the sale of my first company, I wasn’t looking to...

Improve Your Leadership Skills in 10 Unexpected Ways

John F. Kennedy once said, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” And, as an entrepreneur, it is important to remember that! Running your own business takes being a...

Turn Your Biggest Weakness Into Your Biggest Strength

You know the standard approach - first, identify your company’s weakness and then do everything you can to fix it. Practice at it relentlessly, feed you team (and yourself) with...

Revitalize Your Meetings: 3 Steps To Get People More Engaged

e of the challenges that all business owners face is how to share information and ideas efficiently among your staff. I had to learn this lesson the hard way. One...

The Best Marketing Platform: Blogs?

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Reddit. There’s no end to the number of places a business can promote, engage and entertain their customers and potential customers. There’s heated debate over which...

First To The Field, Last To Leave

e of the most famed football players of all time is wide receiver Jerry Rice. Famous for his work ethic, Rice was practicing running routes the day after his team...

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...

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