Will Someone PLEASE Answer the Phone?
The best advice I can give anyone who has a small business, really a business of any size, is to PICK UP THE PHONE! And the next best advice is that if you can’t pick up the telephone, return messages...
View ArticleWhat The Mob Can Teach Us About Entrepreneurship
Leadership Lessons From The Mafia’s Home Town Did you know that the only Mafia induction ceremony ever captured on tape took place in my home town of Medford, Massachusetts? On October 29, 1989, in...
View ArticleIt’s Your Ego, Is It A Problem?
I have heard that it is good to have an ego somehow it saves your life. Being in fear and deciding on fight or flight can save your life, I guess. What is unfortunate is the ego tends to rule in many...
View ArticleGo an Inch Wide and a Mile Deep
“Go an inch wide and a mile deep”. Most every aspiring professional service provider has heard that phrase at least once, if not many times, on his or her business-building journey. Going an inch wide...
View ArticleAre You An Over-Thinker?
I admit it, I’m an over thinker! I over-think at least one situation each day. I question myself after I make a decision. Was it the right decision? Should I have done more research? Hell, I was even...
View ArticleWhat Is The One Thing That Sun Tzu And Successful Entrepreneurs Have In Common?
Knowing in advance…. “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a...
View ArticleWhy the World Needs You to Be Rich!
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mohandas Gandhi I have a belief. I believe that this world is a wonderful playground and it is only getting better! In Steven Pinker’s book, “The Better...
View ArticleHere’s My Card, Call Me Maybe?
Anyone who has a tween girl can commiserate with me on what it’s like to be in the car, radio blaring, while they are singing along to the top 10 songs. (I must admit, some tunes are catchy.) I like...
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How My Past Failure Led to My Present Success
The measure of a person is not how well they start, but how well they finish. Anyone can start. Following through and finishing is another story altogether. Looking back on my life, there isn’t too...
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A Business is a Business No Matter How Small: 3 Brilliant Business Lessons...
Dr. Seuss wrote prolifically. 46 kids books in total. I’ve got a couple, you’ve got a handful, your kids have them in their bookshelves too, right? They’re UNFORGETTABLE, aren’t they? They’ve stuck...
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HOW TO FINISH WHAT YOU START
Promises. Promises. Does the very word make you uncomfortable? Conjure up images of promises forgotten, broken, or never fulfilled? If promises don’t make you uncomfortable, then you haven’t been...
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Hiring Managers v. Hiring Leaders
I recently published a post with the title “Are You the Bottleneck of Your Company’s Growth?” where I briefly talked about hiring managers vs. hiring leaders. I felt the urge to dive deeper into that...
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Piling On The Millennial Generation (Part 2)
How does one create an environment in which Millennial newbies coming up in the organization can hone the skills they’ll need to fill your shoes? Here are a handful of ideas: Don’t get angry when a...
View ArticleGo an Inch Wide and a Mile Deep
“Go an inch wide and a mile deep”. Most every aspiring professional service provider has heard that phrase at least once, if not many times, on his or her business-building journey. Going an inch wide...
View ArticleAre You An Over-Thinker?
I admit it, I’m an over thinker! I over-think at least one situation each day. I question myself after I make a decision. Was it the right decision? Should I have done more research? Hell, I was even...
View ArticleWhat Is The One Thing That Sun Tzu And Successful Entrepreneurs Have In Common?
Knowing in advance…. “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a...
View ArticleWhy the World Needs You to Be Rich!
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mohandas Gandhi I have a belief. I believe that this world is a wonderful playground and it is only getting better! In Steven Pinker’s book, “The Better...
View ArticleHere’s My Card, Call Me Maybe?
Anyone who has a tween girl can commiserate with me on what it’s like to be in the car, radio blaring, while they are singing along to the top 10 songs. (I must admit, some tunes are catchy.) I like...
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How My Past Failure Led to My Present Success
The measure of a person is not how well they start, but how well they finish. Anyone can start. Following through and finishing is another story altogether. Looking back on my life, there isn’t too...
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A Business is a Business No Matter How Small: 3 Brilliant Business Lessons...
Dr. Seuss wrote prolifically. 46 kids books in total. I’ve got a couple, you’ve got a handful, your kids have them in their bookshelves too, right? They’re UNFORGETTABLE, aren’t they? They’ve stuck...
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