Blog Updates
- Celebrating Freedom1 July 2011, 1:15 pm
Independence Day is one of the most important days of remembrance we recognize each year. Please take time this year on July 4th to stop and observe the sacrifices made to create our free way of life. The signing of the Declaration of Independance was more than a simple drafting of a statement of incorporation. [...]...
- Summer Time Slacker7 June 2011, 4:32 pm
Summer is a busy time of year and sometimes our schedules become filled with all sorts of things. As thoughts of warm sun and iced tea by the pool begin to fill our minds, it’s easy to let the productive things fade from our mind as we drift to the task of finding a swimsuit [...]...
- Taco Bell Breakfast Fail28 April 2011, 4:26 pm
So, I receive a coupon in the mail yesterday for Breakfast at Taco Bell. Looking at the images, it was clear that I would either love or hate the options offered with no middle ground as an option. Within seconds my mouth watered at the thought of a breakfast burrito from a place that specializes [...]...
- Define the Process FIRST in Your Markeitng Plan10 January 2011, 4:00 pm
I often partner with so called “marketing agencies” or “marketing consultants” (note: topic for another day). When I partner with these folks, I normally spend the majority of my time fighting one problem. The Forgetting of Process. For instance, I’ll get a marketing consultant who sends me the content for a page pitching a particular [...]...
- Business Feast or Famine Winter?6 October 2010, 2:36 pm
I sure do love fall. The weather is the best of the year. When the air is cool but the sun still warms your skin. This is also the time of year to gear up your marketing and create business cash flow for the next couple of months. There are usually only two extremes businesses [...]...
- Do you really care? Cause they might not?1 February 2012, 1:17 am
“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” — Theodore Roosevelt — As leaders we assume that the whole reason we are in the position we are in because of what we know. Therefore, it must be that we should tell people what we know. In fact, we tend [...]...
- Do you have self-control?25 January 2012, 11:38 pm
“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” – Leonardo da Vinci Titus 1:8 NIV Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 2 Peter 1:5-6 NIV For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; [...]...
- Do we condemn or forgive?25 January 2012, 12:48 pm
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.” – Dale Carnegie The other day my son said, “dad, as long as I can remember these people have criticized you and accused you of having hidden motives. How can you not be mad at them [...]...
- Are you ready to just do it?24 January 2012, 5:08 am
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe To think about it is good. To meditate and plan, even better. But if all we do is think about it and talk about it, we and others will never reap the benefits of our gifts. [...]...
- Can I have your attention please?31 December 2011, 3:28 am
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention. – Jim Rohn - As leaders, we are involved in many things. And, we are involved in many conversations. We are also responsible for staying in contact with those that we lead and those who lead us. And, we communicate [...]...
- Who is your customer?6 February 2012, 10:26 am
Rule one: You can build a business on the foundation of great customer service. Rule two: The only way to do great customer service is to treat different customers differently. The question: Who is your customer? It's not obvious. Zappo's...... 
- In search of a timid trapeze artist5 February 2012, 10:01 am
Good luck with that, there aren't any. If you hesitate when leaping from rope to another, you're not going to last very long. And this is at the heart of what makes innovation work in organizations, why industries die, and......
- Will energy consumption stay private?4 February 2012, 7:45 pm
It's clear that the consumption of energy has external effects that impact more than just the person who is paying for it. Geopolitical, health and economic issues come to the neighbors and nearby citizens of entities that are using a......
- Rightsizing your passion4 February 2012, 10:01 am
Excitement about goals is often diminished by our fear of failure or the drudgery of work. If you’re short on passion, it might be because your goals are too small or the fear is too big. Do a job for......
- Can I see your body of work?3 February 2012, 10:59 am
Are you leaving behind an easily found trail of accomplishment? Few people are interested in your resume any more. Plenty are interested in what you've done. The second thing you'll need to do is regularly note what you produce in......
