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If I Were A Lightswitch…

October 16, 2010

Do you know why cars have several gears? Because each gear is needed for different circumstances. Reverse is, well… for reverse. Lower gears give you more torque which comes in handy when you’re on steep inclines. Higher gears help you lower your engine’s RPMs which increases your miles per gallon which saves you money. Some [...]

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Why Your Business Is Not Changing

July 27, 2010

Have you read John Maxwell’s book Thinking For A Change? In it, Maxwell asks a provocative question: “Do you know what most people’s number one challenge is when it comes to making positive personal changes?” Several answers came to mind: A positive support system is missing. Limited finances. Lack of knowledge. Here is Maxwell’s answer: [...]

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Step Away From the Incubator

June 7, 2010

I’ve been thinking a lot about babies. My nephew’s wife is pregnant and so is one of my good friends. I’ve enjoyed seeing their bellies grow and studying sonogram pictures to figure out whose nose the baby has. We don’t have children so it’s fascinating to me. Several years ago a dear friend of mine [...]

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Going Dark

February 11, 2010

This afternoon I will do something I’ve never done before. I’m going on a Christian spiritual retreat. I wish I could tell you more, but I don’t have a lot of information other than it is in Kerrville, Texas, I need to bring a sleeping bag, linens, warm clothes and toiletries. (I remember my Girl [...]

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Get Off Your Butt

January 14, 2010

Yesterday was session one of Business Building Boot Camp. Everyone had “ah-has,” including me. My friend and SEO specialist Matthew Egan, @imagefreedom on Twitter, wrote about his revelations in his post “Hey Mr. Big Stuff.” Among other revelations, the rest of the business soldiers (aka participants) discovered they have a few things in common: Perfection [...]

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Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein And Sheryl Crow

December 2, 2009

If you want to succeed, you better commit this quote to memory: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Now, you can decide if you want to be on “Team Ben” or “Team Al,” because no one seems to be quite sure if Benjamin Franklin [...]

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