Greetings! I LOVE spending time at @KOLR10 TV station. I'm on Monday mornings in the 6 am hour, sharing financial tips. The media pros at KOLR10 inspire me! The place is crawling with savvy young reporters and newscasters...like Joe Murano. In this segment, Joe and I UN-complicate some weird financial terms. Like...Good [...]
A friend of mine, Taylor, is a nurse. When I saw her recently, I asked her about the challenges and rewards of his chosen profession. I assumed that, given the problems in our health care system, she may have issues with under-staffing, regulations or hospital politics. What she told me took me by surprise. [...]
Somewhere on the path to success, we forget to be human. We justify a lot of bad behavior in the pursuit of business goals. We need more customers and followers and sales and production and money. So, we raise our voices, get tough with vendors, dress down team members and yell at our kids. [...]
My friend and mentor, Al Levi, uses a powerful exercise to engage clients in business development. He asks, “Imagine this. You walk out the front door of your business, and cross the street. You decide you are going to recreate, makeover, your business. What, and who, do you bring with you?” Or do you decide [...]
I used to answer the clanging alarm clock by shouting, “NOOOOOO!” as I reached out to SHUT IT OFF. While that may sound harmless, even humorous, I realized that it probably was not the best way to greet the day. According to my friend, Robin Palmer, I’m absolutely right! Robin says, “If you crawl out [...]
In this country, in these times, we have access to everything we need to be healthy, wealthy and wise. So...what’s getting in the way? Maybe you are. The stumbling blocks on the road to success are of your own creation. I’ve listed the most common ones below. Recognize any of them? Wishing and wanting. Do [...]
Once upon a time, I saw Jim Rohn speak. There were 15 of us in a small room, thanks to my mentor Paul Swan for setting it up. Jim was a physically small fellow, but his presense was enormous. We sat, rapt, and he told the story below. I pulled it from his e-newsletter. Biz [...]
All dogs stink, chew, puke, poop, bite, whine, scratch, swallow objects which must be removed surgically and sleep in newly planted flower beds. The Working Dog also offers additional benefits. If your best customer calls, The Working Dog will alert the staff by barking incessantly within three feet of the phone. The Working Dog will [...]
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. ~Albert Einstein Have you heard about the bestseller, The Secret? It’s a lovely book, full of inspiring stories illustrating universal truths. The Secret is The Law of Attraction. What we think about comes about. Author Rhonda Byrne shares tips and suggestions for changing your thoughts and your [...]
Greetings! You have all the time there is. You have all the smarts you need. You live in a world of opportunity. Everything else you tell yourself...is just an excuse. Yesterday, I was visiting with Rochelle Togo-Figa. She said her life really took off...when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She threw off her excuses [...]
