The other day, I ran into an old friend I hadn’t seen in a few years. He had been working hard, trying to get his business going to the point where he would have enough long term clients, he wouldn’t have to worry from month to month on how to pay the bills and have […]
“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” – Edith Head Before you even open your mouth, people make assumptions about you. Is it fair? Of course not. Is it true? Maybe. Maybe not. What are you wearing? If ‘seeing is believing,’ how you dress defines how […]
We were watching an old movie the other night and my mind triggered to all those we’ve come to know as dynamic duos – and what their lives may have been like had they not had each other. Whether pure fiction or fictionalized versions of themselves, together, they sparked pure genius. Can you imagine […]
‘Oh the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind.’ – Dr. Seuss Just a few days ago we were queued up at the starting line. Perhaps our pulses quickened when we heard the familiar 3,2,1 countdown that took us into the new year. But now we’re here. Yesterday’s gone. Pick […]
I’ve collected all my Christmas lists from those nearest and dearest, organized them by person and category, formulated my strategy, and implemented a plan of attack designed to make their wishes come true. Then, I work the plan. Once it’s accomplished, I turn to myself. What do I want for Christmas? I’m just about […]
“Good fences make good neighbors.” – Robert Frost Robert Frost wrote ’Mending Wall’ a hundred years ago. It talks about how a man and his neighbor walk their property lines to mend places in their common stone wall that need repair after winter’s damage. One man wonders if mending the wall each year […]
“The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem and turned it into an opportunity.” – Joseph Sugarman When we first start doing something and it works, we tend to repeat it until it becomes a routine habit. Something we don’t even have to think about. Tried and true. Predictable. Do […]
Bill Cosby said ‘I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.’ He wasn’t just speaking about comedy. Maybe you want to reach a larger market but in reality you already have a great niche and could triple your sales if you took the […]