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September 16, 2014
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...
September 15, 2014
Customers Don’t Buy What You Do
Customers don’t buy chimney cleaning services. They buy safe, roaring fires. Customers don’t buy Terry Cloth, sponges, soap and wax. They buy bragging rights for their shiny car. Customers don’t...
September 10, 2014
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....
September 8, 2014
Perseverance
As I study all the ‘overnight successes’ in the world, I see one consistent theme: perseverance. Most of them had to persevere for years or even decades before the world...
September 4, 2014
Question Bigger Than Thinking Big
We live in a world of questions. In fact, in business, we are inundated with them. Think about all the questions you ask in a day – everything from “How...
September 2, 2014
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...
August 29, 2014
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...
August 22, 2014
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...
August 21, 2014
Stay Under The Radar
Every entrepreneur wants to see their business grow. And why wouldn’t you, right? It means more customers, more sales, and ultimately more money. But there is a risk. If you...
August 20, 2014
My Dumbest Mistakes: How NOT To Recruit Top Talent
It popped in my mind like many of me “genius” thoughts, while in the shower. I distinctly remember the moment, because as the thought came to me as stinging shampoo...