The Corporation of Utopia
If you are like most people in business, you strive to be the best. Heck, we all do, right? Problem is, so many businesses strive to be the best – the leader at this, the world’s best at that. But most...
View ArticleSix Advantages that Women Entrepreneurs Have (Over Men)
Look out, here comes the female entrepreneur! Women entrepreneurs are making their way in the business world in a big way. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 7.8 million businesses in...
View ArticleThe Best Way To Break The Industry Rules
To know the rules is dangerous. You are likely to adhere to them. Drive down a road without a speed limit sign, you’ll guess the likely speed limit and drive accordingly. You’ll adhere to a rule that...
View ArticleLife 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 when he yawns, even in the dark....
View ArticleProductivity 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 ways to enforce or inspire your staff to...
View ArticleFirst To The Field, Last To Leave
One 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 won the Super Bowl. Every single...
View ArticleDoing More, Faster: The Hidden Secret
If you are like most people in business, you are looking to do more, faster. This is evident from even a quick search on Amazon.com for books about productivity. One search will net you over 40,000...
View ArticleSurrounded With Naysayers? Here’s 12 Ways To Deal With Them
You have a great idea. Yet, the naysayers tell you it will never work. If you let them, naysayers can crush your dreams. If you don’t confront them they’ll continue to attack you until they drive you...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleRevitalize Your Meetings: 3 Steps To Get People More Engaged
One 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 of my businesses employed about...
View ArticleUnder-Do Your Competition
In the world of business, competition seems to be everything. But knowing where to draw the line regarding how you strive to live up to, or surpass, that competition can be tricky. While the...
View ArticleTurn 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 constant affirmations,...
View ArticleYour Confidence Will Climb By Taking Your Profit First
In your business, always take your profit first. It immediately puts money in your pocket, confidence in your heart, and innovation in your mind! . The post Your Confidence Will Climb By Taking Your...
View ArticleHow To Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
If you were to study some of the most creative people throughout history, you would find that each of them had little rituals. There were things that each of them did to help keep their creative juices...
View ArticleImprove 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 leader. But just...
View ArticleIs Positive Thinking Bad For Your Business?
Is there such a thing as being too positive? Yes. Positively yes. At a recent Anthony Robbins event, run by the king of positive himself, nearly 24 people severely burned their feet while walking...
View ArticleHow Do Business Retreats Impact Your Company?
According to the dictionary, a retreat is a place of privacy or safety. What they don’t tell you is just how effective retreats can be in helping to advance your business. They are an important part of...
View Article7 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 sell. I loved...
View ArticleQuick 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 it to the proven techniques....
View ArticleHow 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 continues to steamroll in sales 80 plus...
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