What price would you put on the gift of life? Priceless? Beyond measure? No way to put that value in dollars? But we attach a price tag to ourselves every day. How much do you charge for an hour of your life? How much for your knowledge, experience, physical and technical skills? What are you [...]
A ranter is someone who tells dozens, maybe hundreds, maybe millions, of people rotten things about you. Maybe you deserve the rotten tomatoes. Maybe the ranter has you mixed up with someone else! In any event, the power of word of mouth marketing has exploded. You can turn a ranter into a raving fan. Go [...]
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last 20 years helping people clean up financial messes. The messy mess (the smelly smell for Sponge Bob fans) is payroll. Payroll entries are complicated. There is the expense to you and the cash requirements and the amount you withhold, then submit, for payroll taxes for you and [...]
“I just can’t find good people.” I hear that a lot. How about you? Have you ever uttered that in a moment of desperation? Wouldn’t it be cool if you could magnetize, hire and orient your best team ever in a single day? Let me share a neat strategy engaged by one of my clients. [...]
Business burdens don’t have to be tackled alone. Sometimes you need a helping hand. Overcoming challenges like debt can be a overwhelming task, but you might have more help that you realize. Use your ASSETS to help you take aligned action. Allow what you HAVE, not the worry of what you owe, to guide you [...]
Debt as a national challenge is connected to rampant, unchecked individual debt. I’m not lecturing, I’m just saying. Many households overspend. Many companies run at a loss, year after year. Debt is how you keep the balls in the air. But you can hold them up there only so long. The good news is that [...]
Plan… or be planned for. If you don’t craft your intention, you may fall into someone else’s plan. And what they have planned for you may not suit you. So consider what you want, and plan for it. Clarity simplifies your life and energizes your dreams. This is the basis of solid business – and [...]
Sigh. It’s been a tough week. There is the stress that the Holidays can bring. And, we have been frustrated by political infighting about the fiscal cliff and the national debt. Then, the tragedy of another senseless mass murder, inexplicably taking the lives of first graders and their teachers. What to think? What to do? It [...]
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a predictable wave is washing over the Northeast. People are helping each other clean up, clear out and rebuild. The worst brings out the best in us, and acts of kindness are popping up all over. Kindness smooths the way for families to get back on their feet. Kindness [...]
Daylight Savings Time just ended. It’s 5 pm and dark outside. All you want to do is go home and watch reruns of Modern Family. I get it. It takes energy and fizz and a sense of purpose to get up off the couch. It takes a passion for something bigger than eating mac ‘n cheese [...]
