Leadership development & business development tools

ShareHaving spent the weekend in Las Vegas, I had a chance to engage in one of my favorite forms of Las Vegas entertainment, playing the penny and quarter slot machines.
I just about doubled my modest $25 ‘investment’ and kept myself thoroughly entertained for a couple of hours. By Las Vegas standards, that was a good [...]

ShareWhat excuses are you using for not raising your fees?

The economy is too weak?
People aren’t buying anything but necessities these days?
I’ll lose more business than I’ll gain?

I’ve heard them all. I’ve even heard them come out of my own mouth in the past.
Watch this Michael Jordan video and then tell me what you think.
“Become Legendary”

What [...]

ShareI wrote an article recently about the strength of your will to survive using a decapitated dandelion as an analogy.
Yesterday, on my morning walk, I spotted another example in nature of the determination of propagate itself. You can see the ends of the ‘leaves’ beginning to brown and curl.  (A more dramatic neighborhood example where the [...]

ShareThe ostrich is the world’s largest bird.  It can run at speeds up to 43 mph.
Contrary to popular belief (and apparently contrary to this photo), ostriches do not hide their heads in the sand at the first sign of trouble. According to the National Geographic, ostriches lie low and press their long necks to the [...]

ShareA few years back, I read Michael E. Gerber’s book, The E-Myth Revisited . Perhaps you have already devoured and incorporated the concepts he’s articulated. If not, let me share and reflect on a few of the ideas he postulates. One of the admonitions he makes is to “work on your business not in it” [...]