It’s another Expert Briefs, where I ask really smart business owners to answer your burning questions. If you’ve missed past Expert Briefs, you can click on the undies to see them all –> We are getting ready to dive into 2012 and it’s a good time to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments [...]

Happy Friday! I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’ve been in a business funk of sorts. I’m not down or depressed or anything and money is coming in just fine. I’ve just felt like laying in bed and watching Netflix, hanging out with my friends, cleaning the house, running errands, pampering myself, playing with [...]

Let’s talk a little today about time. I found this video back in September 2009 and I enjoyed it so much that I copied it over to save in my blog. I had it saved in my hundreds of drafts and just rediscovered it today. It continues to “wow” me. One of my most favorite [...]

“I can’t….” Oh really? This blind man is painting art with nothing more than “blind ambition” – as the video shows.

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” — Marian Wright Edelman That quote was in my issue of Success Magazine this month. Little did Marian Wright [...]

Hey guys. I found this great article by Jason Kotecki that made me smile. I hope you enjoy it! How To Have a Mental Breakdown in 11 Easy Steps By Jason Kotecki Have you ever wondered to yourself, “How can I add more stress to my life?” Of course, we all have. But now, for [...]

Every year at this time, I get giddy at the opportunities that lie ahead. Seriously, I get silly with the amount of potential in front of me at this time of year. I don’t know if it’s because of the downtime and rest during the holidays that gives me an opportunity to reflect. Or if [...]

Back in College – eek, over a decade ago, I was making a cup of Celestial Seasonings tea and I noticed a quote on the box. It changed my life. “Bread and water can so easily be toast and tea.” I was reminded of it the other day. Think about the effort that goes into [...]

It’s time for another Motivational Monday. I could have sworn that I’ve already posted this, but I couldn’t find it.  Even if I did, it’s worth posting twice. Heck, I could post it weekly and I know it would help us all. It’s that good. When I’m feeling lazy, like not working, or that something [...]

Potential. What is the potential of an object? Well, that depends on your attitude. You may have heard this story before, but it’s about a man who traded one red paperclip for a house and how he did it. Was the paperclip special? Like made of diamonds or with a rare healing power? Nope. It [...]

Last week during Tropical Storm Ida, I did some thinking. While I was up listening to the wind gusts, I grabbed a notebook and doodled. Usually that helps me to think and focus. While I was doodling, I realized that there are only 46 days left in 2009. So, I asked myself “Have I reached [...]