Jenny just bought a ridiculously awesome brand-new Ford Taurus SHO. The car has heated seats, air conditioned seats, full navigation, DVD player, retractable rear sun shade, 21-speaker surround sound, blue tooth telephone capability, automatic rain-sensing windshield wipers, blind-spot indicators, and a host of other sweet options. Oh, and by the way, the seats massage your [...]
Inspire Others with Your Presence
September 1st, 2010“Be Love” to Captivate People
August 24th, 2010We buried my Great-Grand Aunt Mae Mae last Thursday, and at the funeral of this 91 year old woman I saw something amazing… The church was completely packed!
I don’t know if you have ever been to a funeral for someone over 90 years old, but there typically aren’t that many people there. Most of that [...]
What Does Happiness Mean to the Bottom Line?
August 24th, 2010I just completed “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos.
The book was average (If you want a good summary go and Google the Zappos core values, you don’t need to read it). However, I do believe that Tony is truly a revolutionary CEO and can teach us all a lesson.
In an age where [...]
Feedback
August 18th, 2010About 1 year after I began coaching business owners I started sending out a customer satisfaction survey asking my clients how I was doing.
The first few response were great. I had responses like, “For the first time in my life I have a clear direction for my business” and “one of the best investments I [...]
Practice, Practice, Practice
August 16th, 2010A few weeks ago I completed one of the best books I have read this year called “Talent is Overrated” by Geoff Colvin.
Colvin argues (persuasively, I might add) that the difference between the remarkable achievers in the world and everyone else comes down to one thing – practice.
If you want to be the great musician [...]
Are You Open for Business?
August 10th, 2010You know what really grinds my gears? A business that supposedly wants to grow and get new clients, but is never “open for business”!
I have been searching for a downtown loft. Last Friday, I ended my workday 2 hours early, so I could view apartments while the leasing offices were still open. To my dismay, [...]
Perspective
August 4th, 2010When is the last time that you have been to a sporting event? Did you have good seats or bad seats?
Your view of the action probably had a great deal to do with how much you enjoyed the game.
It is the same with every single aspect of your life. By that I mean, your ability [...]
The Great Shake Up
July 28th, 2010The other day as I was flipping through the channels, I saw a commercial for the most ridiculous item I had ever seen in my entire life – The Shake Weight.
The commercial featured a handful of guys, who probably worked out 12 – 15 hours a day, shaking this ridiculous looking weight in their hands. [...]
Don’t Die With Blockbuster
July 27th, 2010As I drove past a boarded up Blockbuster Video tonight, I felt sick to my stomach viewing the reality of a once seemingly omnipotent company, brought to its knees by a complacent lack of innovation.
After years of market domination, Blockbuster got fat, drunk, and happy with profits, as they were able to gouge American entertainment [...]
