UN-Learning Bad Business Habits
Every day, you walk into the office, and have a little routine. Maybe you put your jacket there and your coffee cup there. Perhaps you click on email or check voice messages. Perhaps you spend the next 45 minutes on Facebook? That may be a [...]
The UN-Constipated Business
A friend and client of mine reminded me about this video. I recorded it a few (many?) years ago and my friend, Jack, told me he watches this video several times a week. A WEEK? Wow. I'm honored to have made that kind of impression [...]
What I Wish I’d Learned Sooner About Money
I graduated at the top of my class with a degree in Business Administration. I took Accounting 101 and 102 and got "A"s in both. My professors drilled this into my head: "Find a good accountant." Alas. That was a disastrously incomplete lesson. What I wish I'd [...]
Is Your Business Killing You?
I got into the family plumbing business when my husband's partner died. My husband, Hotrod, and his best friend, Richard Yox, started the company together. They had been friends since they were 8 and 9 years old. While Hotrod is a laid back guy, Yox [...]
How to UN-fail Your Business
"Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I [...]