I’ve been gone for a few weeks… Did you miss me? I was gone for a few weeks – behind the Great FireWall of China specifically – and I’m happy to be home and back with you! I had great plans to post updates from abroad. As a perfect example of what happens to plans… Read More

It’s the official start of the Holiday Business Blues – that time when all the socializing and obligations overwhelm our business activities. But we have TWO WHOLE MONTHS left in the year as of right now – that is 1/6th of your revenue potential – and it can come as a gold mine or a… Read More

I recently attended a multi-day workshop with Suzanne Evans and Larry Winget. I was there to work on my public speaking abilities but came away with a few nuggets that had me scribbling notes like crazy. I’d like to summarize a few for you today.     1. Inspiration is worthless. Motivation is an action… Read More

Distractions are everywhere. (If you ever find yourself with time to kill – Google “distractions” and see how many articles/websites/references are available for your time wasting.) It isn’t always possible to avoid them. Your phone dings or rings, there are people in your life who need things from you urgently, emails come in… you know… Read More

Multi-tasking sucks. No, really, it sucks: it sucks the quality out of your work; it mischievously and devilishly sucks the time out of your day; and it has you spinning is circles so that it feels like nothing gets completed. Since the 1960’s, researchers have studied people’s ability to multi-task and have determined that our… Read More