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Social Media The Gateway Drug

November 15, 2010

I drive some people crazy with all my talk about social media. I know I do and that’s okay. It’s okay because when I am “evangelizing” people about social media, that’s really not the message I’m trying to spread. There is a bigger message, a more urgent message that all business owners need to heed: [...]

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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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Do You Should On People

February 3, 2010

Great Expectations…we learn early in life that expectations can bring great joy, satisfaction and reward; and unfilled expectations can be equally disheartening and damaging to perceptions and relationships. When we live a life of expectation and build a business around expectations, we look to others to fulfill those needs. We expect our children to love [...]

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The Gossip Grapevine Part 3 – Yellow-Bellied Cowards

December 4, 2009

In the Old West, the ultimate insult to any man was to call him a coward. Being “yellow” meant you were less than a man and you didn’t have the guts to do the right thing. One of the most infamous cowards of the American old west is Robert Ford, known as “The Coward Who [...]

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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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Ten Reasons NOT to Use Social Media

July 7, 2009

Are the leaders at your company resistant to using social media? You’re not alone. In fact, it is a trend. Business leaders should be asking legitimate questions about cost of implementation, how to handle the time commitment, what to do if they are in a heavily regulated industry and who should represent them online. Let’s [...]

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