Keeping Busy versus Productive
“Keeping busy.” You’ve probably received the above response when asking a friend or coworker how work is. You’ve probably answered it when someone asked you how things are going. There …
The Wisdom of Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe was a top-ranking tennis player in the 1970s, winning titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He contracted AIDs through a blood transfusion and spent …
Three Ways to Combat Failure in Business
It happens to the best of us. The most talented. The most experienced. The most sales. None are exempt. What is “it”? Failure. That thing we all try so hard …
The Art of Good Business – Creating a Story
Everyone loves a good story. The art of storytelling goes way back. Before written history and mankind’s memory, stories were told. They kept legends alive. They spoke courage and adventure …
Ahead of a Woodchuck
Punsxutawney Phil did not see his shadow, and spring is fast approaching. The weather forecast might show winter storms or a few below-freezing nights, but there is no doubt that …
Love Is in the Air
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. We see signs of it everywhere. Roses. Chocolates. Saccharine romance movie on Netflix. It’s all about love. In keeping with this theme, how can we …
How to Keep Your Torch Ablaze
In ancient Greece, they had a competition called the torch race. It is what it sounds like. A race … with a torch. Coming in first was important, of course, …
Four Concrete Steps to Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
It is just me, or is January first really the wrong time to make New Year’s resolutions? Honestly, you still have plates full of homemade cookies, or Aunt Brenda’s famous …
Gifts from the Wise
Perhaps this goes without saying, but the wisest give the very best gifts. So take it up a notch in your business as you prepare gift-giving this holiday season … …
Three Practical Tips to Plan Ahead for 2016
So it’s December … holidays are in full swing. You might be wading through the aisles, trying to pick out the perfect gift of your spouse or children or coworkers. …