Having The Confidence to Take A Step

Having The Confidence to Take A Step

Each day the sun sets for a period of hours and then the sun rises again. The rising and setting of the sun each day is ubiquitous so that we don’t question if the sun will come out tomorrow. Something drastic would have to occur for the sun to not rise tomorrow. The...
Recognize The Little Things

Recognize The Little Things

Each Sunday I like to take a hike in the woods in my beautiful state of North Carolina. I’ve been hiking with my friend Joe and we have a good time talking about life including work and our families. Joe and I are about the same age and we both have sons that are the...
There’s More Than One Way To Eat An Apple

There’s More Than One Way To Eat An Apple

Did you know there’s more than one way to eat an apple? I shared this apple lesson with some business owners ast week and now they are seeing how they can make more money in half the time. You can stick the apple in you mouth and take a big bite out of it. You...
What Does It Take To Be A Leader?

What Does It Take To Be A Leader?

Someone told me recently that everyone want to be a hero until it comes time to do the things that heroes do. Heroes do what most people won’t do. When a building catches on fire, everyone runs out of the building. Not firemen and firewomen. They run into the fire....
Pare It Down To The Essential

Pare It Down To The Essential

There is beauty in simplicity. Take a moment and close your eyes. Imagine you are on the beach of a tropical island. The sand on the bottom of your feet. The sound of the waves lapping on the beach. Life doesn’t get much simpler than that. Life slows down for everyone...
The Best Way To Make Money

The Best Way To Make Money

As a business owner, the primary goal of the business is to make money. Let me repeat this because it is so essential, the primary reason to own a business is to make money. Too often, we get caught up in the weeds ad we lose sight of the most critical objective. I’m...
Happy Book Birthday To Mike Michalowicz!

Happy Book Birthday To Mike Michalowicz!

Today is the launch day of Mike Michalowicz’s  next best-selling book Fix This Next. I’m so excited for people to start reading Fix This Next. Last year he shared with me the core concept of the book – the Entrepreneurial Hierarchy of Needs. Mike modeled...
The Secret to A Better Life

The Secret to A Better Life

Necessity is the mother of invention, and when there is necessity, we must be the own mother of our invention. What would you do if you suddenly lost everything, and you had to start over with nothing? Would you be more creative after your loss or before your loss?...
Vision To See Beyond The Fog

Vision To See Beyond The Fog

Most mornings I drive to work before the rooster yells out at the rising sun. Why oh why does that rooster crow so loudly? I’ve heard the rooster cry out in the pitch black of night when it seems to be many hours before sun will blanket the earth with its rays. A few...
Go Small To Go Big

Go Small To Go Big

We in America are obsessed with doing things big. I remember the first time I whet to New York City. I looked up at the skyscrapers, and one thought came to my mind. They do things on a whole new level here. Texans are famous for saying, “Everything is bigger in...

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