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. …
Help for a Help-A-Holic
Leila was a great new employee. Everyone who worked with her loved her. Well … they loved to ask her for help. Leila never said, “I’m busy,” or “Now is …
Winners Never Quit
Do you ever feel like the events of your life are controlling you, instead of the other way around? There was someone in history who made a statement to that …
Three Sales Tips for Slow Days
So it’s a slow day. In sales, a slow day can seem like death, because no one likes to be rejected. Salespeople are no exception. Rejection stings, and it is …
Five Pointers for Planning Ahead
Planning. It’s one of those vital talents in the arena of business. Unfortunately, it seem to be one of those things that you either “got” or “don’t got.” And if …
Good Advice! “Speak softly…”
Giving advice is a skill. And it is vital at every level of society, at every age. A kid on the playground who tells another kid, “You’re stupid,” needs to …
Wise Investment Choices (Part 2) – Invest in Your Team
Whether you are new to a position of leadership, or have been in management for decades, there are always ways to invest in the areas of team building and strengthening …