Got the beds in. Got the plan together. And this morning, we got snow. That’s the thing about gardening. It can be rewarding and spiritually uplifting. It can inspire you with its beauty and bounty. Or, it can disappoint you beyond words. It can humble you, until you feel as low as the soil. It’s [...]
I met Aaron at a business building seminar. The in-class assignment was to introduce yourself to someone and sell them something. Aaron is a kid….20 something. He shook my hand, looked me in the eye and said, “I offer relationship advice. Help guys go from ‘Non Juan’ to ‘Don Juan.’ I also have a video [...]
Sandi and Peggy were laid off from their executive jobs after 9/11. They had worked together on a few complex projects and dealt with high level stress situations. They liked and respected each other and felt a kinship of shared values. As they considered next moves they discovered they both wanted to a grow a [...]
My mission, my why: Expanding freedom through extraordinary businesses! THAT is what gets me out of bed and into the office every day. That’s what inspires me. To do that, we try and make business help available…a little or a lot, as desired or required…through our site, programs, BlogTalk Radio show, etc. So, here’s a [...]
You dreamed of a profitable business, hoping for more…more money, more time, more options. However, now that you are in it, your ‘ball-and-chain’ of a business may be sucking the life out of you. I’ve lived the nightmare. And, I have used simple business planning to build rockin’ businesses and a fantastic lifestyle. No matter [...]
Greetings! Once upon a time I met Dan Holohan in the pages of a trade magazine. “You should read this,” my husband Hot Rod offered, as he handed me the mag. “Great,” I replied with the sarcasm of a New Yorker. “Just can’t enough of steam radiators.” I read the article. I met Dan, and [...]
Once upon a time, Business Mogul Warren Buffett bought the Washington Post newspaper. The previous owner and publisher at the time was Katharine Graham. Her father built the paper and transitioned it to Phil Graham, Katharine’s husband. Katherine took on the publishing duties when her husband committed suicide. She guided the newspaper to editorial greatness, [...]
Greetings! Ugh…dieting. No one wants to diet. Even the word has the word DIE in it! Dieting means deprevation, starvation and no fun. Do you think of Biz Planning that way? “Oh, I HAVE to get a business plan together. Ugh.” Instead of dieting, consider eating well and thoughtfully and joyously. You’ll probably lighten up [...]
The Top Project List can help you get things done and keep you from being overwhelmed. The Top Projects are the FEW projects that you and your team will focus on NOW to help you accomplish your Goals. Once you establish your top goals, determine what actions, projects, “to do’s” will help you [...]
This exercise will make you aware of sabotaging, “sales-phobic” thoughts and actions in your company and help you increase your sales appreciation. Recall purchases that made you happy. Realize the connection between sales and world peace. Good sales are good trading practices. Good sales allow you to focus your energies on your skills and talents, [...]
