That’s Awesome! but where’s the money? Creating a product or a service that stands out in the marketplace is a Read More

Growing a business is often a bit like trying to juggle – lots of balls in the air and all Read More

Business is a communications exercise. If you are not communicating well problems emerge almost instantly. Independent of supply chain, service delivery, Read More

With all the buzz over the past few years about branding it’s important to know the difference between branding and Read More

Customers that find your product or service easy to understand and purchase will be much more likely to do so. Read More

It’s simple your website sucks if it fails to achieve the purpose you intended for it.

JFK said “A rising tide lifts all boats.” This is absolutely true in the business world. Helping businesses closely related Read More

Goal setting and motivation are the tired drums of a tired set of business coaches, consultants, and motivational speakers. They Read More

You’ve seen ’em popping up everywhere. The little barcodes on your ketchup bottle or your hipster friends business cards, but Read More

Let’s face it, follow up is tough. Be it calling other people or trying to remember to complete a piece of work. Read More

  How do you tell your boss that they are disorganized?

Have you developed a good 30 second commercial for your referral group? You could use this commercial in other settings Read More

Motivation is a mysterious bird – one that seems to fly in and out of our lives on a whim. Read More

Could you imagine what it would be like if you could wake up every day and get paid to do Read More

The truth is simple, and stranger than fiction. You are awesome.

Many conversations I’ve had recently on the topic of face-to-face networking have revolved around the idea of working with those Read More

For many of us, we eased into the business – often through side work and freelancing. As we worked up Read More

Considering the sheer number of variables involved in communicating anything – it is an absolute wonder that it is possible at Read More

The dreaded and ever lengthening to-do list strikes fear into the hearts of most business owners. From the crumpled up Read More

A few years ago, when I decided to go out on my own, I thought it wise to take a Read More

It seems you can’t get your employees to do anything right. They tell you one thing to get hired and Read More

The work of a manager is often daunting. The day to day grind of demands from both the bottom and Read More

Making the most of your day seems impossible when you are buried under a pile of b.s. tasks and general Read More

In my coaching and consulting practice, I run into quite a few business owners. Each one suffering from one type Read More

Many people use goals to drive to a more ideal future. Some goals can’t easily be achieved because they don’t Read More

The human mind is an amazing tool. One of the more engaging past times of the mind is to dream Read More

Wisdom is a business worth billions of dollars a year. Many companies, individuals, and social organizations claim to understand it Read More

A good meeting can mean the difference between achieving amazing results or completely destroying an initiative. To do it right, Read More

The single greatest investment any company makes is its people. Send this article to any manager who thinks differently (you Read More

A good meeting can mean the difference between achieving amazing results or completely destroying an initiative. To do it right, Read More

Become even more incredible by knowing how to add to your awesome through learning.

We’ve hosted our first show – today’s topic employee management. I’ll be working the bugs out over the next couple Read More

Recently, I spent some time learning how to run. I didn’t know that I couldn’t run, but as it turns Read More

A new tool for personal development leveraging video game concepts helps individuals become agents in their own learning and development.

Forgive the madness here for a bit – we are working frantically (me and the mouse in my pocket) to Read More

Small business owners are often too busy trying to keep the bills paid to think about the operations side of Read More

Everything you do as a small business owner originates from your experiences starting the business. The shortcuts and sacrifices you Read More

Networking is one of the best ways to increase your potential sales and client base – but only if done Read More

All too often when we think of increasing sales, we think about hiring sales people or fussing with our marketing Read More

When we unlearn what we think we know – we can inspect some of these errors in our thinking and remove them

Going crazy trying to get clients? Re-thinking being an independent? Learn how to get your important knowledge out of your head and into the hands of your customer.

Feeling sad happens to the best of us – until you learn how to turn it off. Turning off the ability to be sad, though, has disastrous consequences for us emotionally. Why?

Getting clients is easy when you make it easy to get clients.

One of the most overlooked pages on a website; however, is the high quality About Us page.

Why have a website?

Leading from the edge is one of the easiest ways to quickly garner markethsare. Why?

Creating a marketing strategy that speaks to customers “where they are” is often overlooked by seasoned professionals.

Success in business isn’t an accident.

Accountability is a choice that not many make…

There are many ways to increase profits. Streamlining ‘how’ you do business is one of the most overlooked ways to Read More

Figuring out that something is isn’t quite right is a good first step. Putting your finger on what is wrong; Read More

Many different fish grow to the size of the bowl or pond they live in. People are no different – Read More

The art of telling people what to do has been studied for many years. Most everyone agrees that being clear Read More

Social Networking can destroy relationships if not carefully implemented. Shifting from an outcomes based approach to a nurturing approach can Read More

Good service is hard to find, and it is even harder to understand. Beyond equitable treatment of others, what does Read More

Intelligent business professionals often fall prey to gaps in their thinking that inhibit results. Common distortions include not having enough Read More