Are You Having Only One-third of the Conversation?
Dear Colleagues, I am so frustrated! In a recent meeting to plan a program on marketing for entrepreneurs, the team kept talking about the foundational tenet for marketing and sales as: The problem the...
View ArticleWorth It! My Long Journey to Being Mildly Funny
I vividly remember when I realized that I have a hard time being funny. A colleague and I were presenting to our sales team about the latest details of an application programming interface–not your...
View ArticlePost #3: It’s Always Personal, Or Is It?
In the first post of this series, I made the comment, “We human beings are almost always so busy protecting ourselves that even when we do or say something to another (whether nice or mischievous) is...
View ArticleOne Way to Have a Happy Thanksgiving All Year
Thanksgiving Day is my favorite holiday. Just as many of you do, I hold it dear because it’s about my favorite things: family, food, cooking, pumpkin, and stuffing. I also love Thanksgiving because...
View ArticleJust Say No. Yes You Can!
As I think about my year ahead, the concept of saying NO keeps coming back to me. I have a propensity to want to do lots of things, pretty much everything that comes my way! I thought it was just me,...
View ArticleHow Am I Doing?
I gave myself a B-minus. Last week I talked about knowing the core purpose for our businesses, and gave some simple examples of an ice cream store and barber shop. That prompted me to review the...
View ArticleEinstein’s Genius Shows the Way to Everyday Miracles
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein Perfect words as we head into this season of...
View ArticleThe Most Fruitful Resolution EVER!
We are all aware that New Year’s Resolutions are not very helpful, at least for the long run. Instead, for the last few years I have been choosing one word as a focal point for my personal growth for...
View ArticleIs That a “1” or an “I”? Does It Matter?
I finally succumbed. I became a Patriots fan after living in Massachusetts and trying not to for more than a decade. It happened as family members started watching and I joined them. At first it was...
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