Your business may provide the absolute best service in a 100 mile radius.
You may manufacture the most incredibly useful widgets known to man.
You may know more about your area of expertise than 99% of everyone else in your field.
Your skills may help save lives, educate children, feed the poor, spread hope, train [...]

It’s March. College basketball is everywhere. I’m not a big sports fan, but I really enjoy college basketball.
I’m always struck by the number of poor free throw shooters there are on most teams. Some shoot as low as 50-60%.
When games are often decided by less than 5 points, free throws can easily determine [...]

There are over 111 million households in the United States, earning an average of $50,000 per year.
Approximately 75% of Americans consider themselves Christians.
I doubt that 75% of households are Christian, so let’s cut that down to 50% for arguments sake. 50% of 111 million equals 55.5 million Christian households.
If the average Christian household’s income is [...]

We are creatures of habit. Who you are today is due, in large part, to the habits you’ve created and maintained over the years.

Want to change your life?
Change your habits.
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If you’re in a service or client-based business, you know that it’s tempting, from time to time, to lower your rate. On a rare occasion, you may even be tempted to do something for . . . free <gasp>.
You have good intentions. In fact, you’re probably telling yourself that this will pay off in the [...]

I’m VP of a small business. I’m also the father of a two-year old. I’ve recently come to the conclusion that these two positions are quite similar.
Here’s my list of 25 ways running a small business is like raising a child.
1. Neither come with instructions.
2. They’re both messy.
3. Maintaining a positive attitude is critical.
4. Prayer [...]

Saturday night was the beginning of daylight savings time – we move our clocks ahead one hour to gain an hour of daylight. One of the most common phrases people say every year is that “we lose an hour of sleep”.
However, if you go to bed an hour earlier, you’ll still lose an hour, but [...]

We have no way of knowing who was successful at the Oscars.

Sure, we know who won. But the only award winners that were also successful were the ones who’s ultimate goal for their work was to be recognized by the Academy with a trophy.

In fact, I wonder how many people in the movie industry allow [...]

It’s too late… the coupons are out there.Don’t worry, just make sure you understand what expectations customers may have when they come in. Then find a solution that will make them happy.
If it’s a timing issue – coupons for dinner, instead of lunch – why not honor them anyway?
If it’s a major, costly mistake, have [...]

The coupon read “Free appetizer with the purchase of two entrees”. I tore it out of the calendar and headed out to a lunch meeting with a colleague.We chose the restaurant because of the coupon. There were three possibilities, this one was slightly more expensive, but the coupon made up for it.
After arriving at the [...]