Not all time is created equal… 9 days on the Internet is an eternity but that’s precisely how long I’ve been gone. Instead of my usual routine of study, think and write, I spent most of my break with my family. Trips to the local amusement park proved a big hit for my 4-year-old son. […]
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Many books out there talk about doing what you love… That life is too short to waste doing things we hate. I agree but with one caveat. You need to be able to make a living doing what you love. People forget that you can do what you love and still end up in the
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Decisions are tough… I’ve had decisions that kept me up half the night, maybe you can relate. Deciding whether we want vanilla or chocolate doesn’t pose much of a challenge but sadly, in life, we are often faced with much harder decisions. The trouble with many big decisions is that people wonder if they’re doing
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… The first sentence of Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Tale of Two Cities,” is one that has stood the test of time. Even though I’ve never read it the title has always intrigued me. “A Tale of Two Cities” aptly sums up what I
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I love my clients… They might not realize it, but I learn as much from them as they do from me. They inspire me with their stories of achievement. They challenge me to work harder, to uncover more secrets and to help them grow both as an individual and in business. And together we push
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Marketing is the lifeblood of any business. It’s how you get your message out to the world. It’s how customers are introduced to you, your products and your services. Simply put, marketing gets people in the door. Joint Ventures take marketing to the next level as it allows two or more companies to pool their
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Competition… It exists whether we’re in school, at the office, with friends and even at home. We’re constantly comparing ourselves to those around us. It’s part of our make-up. My son’s 4 and loves winning. Winning excites us. It gets us pumped. I don’t care if you’re 4 or 40, it feels good to achieve
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…you’ve got to love kids! Sure, they can be annoying, frustrating, a pain in the neck and just outright crazy from time to time, but that’s what’s so great about them. I was once told that you get to see the world anew when you have kids
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School is all about learning… You learn in the classroom; parabolas, historic battles, grammatical errors, foreign languages, jumping jacks, formulas, music notes, paint brushes…and all those other wonderful things we spent years learning. But when the bell rings another type of learning begins. You’ve got friendships, bullies, liars, gravity, punctuality, negotiation, and food are all
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$3.46 million… That’s what the winner paid this year for one lunch with the legendary investor Warren Buffett (all proceeds go to charity). Why would anyone pay that kind of money? Sure, it’s for a good cause but the main reason is someone felt it was worth it. Unfortunately, very few of us have that
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