“True progress is to know more, and be more, and do more.” – Oscar Wilde The majority of us began our careers working for other people. In many cases our experiences led us to strike out on our own, and start our own companies. Whether our tenure as employees was satisfying or […]
Do you think success breeds happiness, or that happiness breeds success? So many people fall into the trap of saying, ‘I’ll be happy when….’. When what? Why not now? Our minds have a way of playing tricks on us. We see a picture of a successful business person, with a big smile, exuding all […]
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” – Seth Godin You didn’t start your business to maintain the status quo. You started it because you wanted to make a difference. But now that it’s been up and running for a while and actually making money, you find […]
They say that music feeds the soul, but did you know that it also feeds our brains? And what feeds our brains, sparks our energy and motivates us. You know that yourself although you may not have given it much thought. For example, my wife and I used to actually enjoy grocery shopping […]
Unless you’ve created the best thing since sliced bread, the electric light bulb, telephone or iPad, chances are whatever you’re selling is pretty much the same as what everyone else in your business is selling. I know a lot of people who sell the same thing. Some complain about needing to drum up more […]
The biggest questions a business has is ‘How are we going to get customers in the door, how do we get them to buy, and how do we keep them coming back.’ I’m not talking about having a fire sale every week or giving away a free lunch to people you’ll never see again. […]
When I was a kid, back in the Dark Ages, I used to play follow the dots. Many of you may remember it. It’s a puzzle of sorts, comprised of numbered dots and as you work sequentially from dot to dot you create a picture. The picture is merely an outline. Often there would be […]
“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” -Earl Wilson Ever wonder why some people seem luckier than others? I’ve heard that some people are just born lucky. I don’t believe that. Last time I checked, no genetic markers have been found to substantiate it. People thank their lucky stars, […]
“Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples” – George Burns Did you know that the highest percentage of new businesses over the past few years were started by baby boomers? Not only that, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 60% of the countries workforce is 55+. […]
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot There’s a saying that you should only look back to see how far you’ve come. But when you do that, do you ever say, “If I knew then what I know now I would have (you fill in the […]