This may seem a little odd or morbid, but please hang with me, because there is a vitally important business concept here that can help you. When my dad died last month, I was thrust into the funeral industry as a consumer for the first time. It was obviously an emotional time, and I didn’t [...]

John Lennon said “Life is what happens when you’re busy making plans.” Surely that’s what happened on my 50th birthday. My oldest friend took me and my partner out to breakfast at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse ( a fabulous place to check out if you’re ever in Boulder, Colorado). Afterward we headed up to the [...]

Occasionally I donate coaching to non-profits doing good work. Here’s one that’s running right now. Check it out here. You have to bid by Dec. 14!

How can incentives help your business not only survive these bad economic times, but thrive? Consider free gas certificates. Millions of Americans are feeling the effects of the highest gas prices we’ve ever seen. And they will only go up from here. You have probably started to notice that some savvy business owners are helping [...]

One of my marketing mentors, David Frey, shared some great advice recently. As we all know, entrepreneurs are highly creative – we seem to have an idea a minute. Consequently entrepreneurs tend to have a big problem staying focused. David shared an acronym that I had not seen before that goes like this: FOCUS: F [...]

What is it about beating the odds that makes such a compelling story? I think it’s because almost without exception, all of us have experienced major challenges in our lives. We’ve questioned how we could possibly overcome the odds we faced. We’ve had family members, friends and colleagues tell us we would not succeed. We’ve [...]

Are you ready for a year of abundance?, If so, you want to be sure you don’t run into a “capacity” problem. A capacity problem is one that involves either external capacity – for example, when you can’t keep up with orders – or internal capacity, in which you have some inner attitude, belief or [...]

Why has Dilbert been one of our country’s most popular cartoons? Maybe one reason is how well it shows us the “challenge” of communication in big companies. Big corporations have some advantages over smaller businesses (such as financial resources and brand awareness), but small businesses have a number of key advantages, one of which is [...]

Did you know that you have a team that supports your life? This is true whether you are a business owner, a solo entrepreneur or an employee. And the quality of your team has a huge amount to do with the results you are getting in your life. Most people have default teams. They haven’t [...]