My mom, Patti Winker, told me about this awesome blog post.. Read it! -> Resolution Revolution.  I liked the blog post so much that I’m assigning homework based upon the idea to all of my coaching clients. What is it exactly? In this article, the author, Christine Kane, states that New Year’s Resolutions don’t work (which [...]

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 –> Did you know the average CEO reads 60 books a year? I didn’t know either until recently. Wow. The number of books [...]

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 –> With the recent passing of Steve Jobs, it’s made me, once again, think about my legacy in both my business and in [...]

Hey guys and gals. I was shopping at PetSmart the other day (one of my favorite places to spend money in the entire world) — and I was grabbing some dog food. My two big boys eat like horses. Anyway, I saw these bags of dog food and there is one word on there that [...]

I have two new babies. Actually if you’re following me on Facebook, you already know about one of them. Baby #1: Fuzzy and Cute! After I lost my Eddie-puppy to cancer this year, I decided to contact the animal rescue that we work with and put our names back into the list as foster parents. [...]

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 –> I am asked this question often and I think it’s safe to say that it happens to everyone. This week I asked [...]

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 –> The topic for this week came from an email sent by my mother. She’s a bit verbose, but the gist is – [...]

Sorry about the quietness here. I had to say good-bye to my six-year old Eddie-puppy on Thursday. He was my sweet sensitive puppy, and I miss him so very much. Eddie was afraid of cameras, so I got very few pictures of him in his short life. Here’s a few of the rare pics we [...]

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 –> This week I asked our panel of experts about marriage. We talked about balance with our kids, but what about your marriage? [...]

Last week, I was reminded of the story by Aesop “The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey”. You know it? A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a Donkey for but [...]

Choosing your Target Customer I’ve been noticing some extremely clever businesses lately and I decided to spotlight them, on occasion, and try to pick apart what is making them successful while others close up shop in their first year of business. The example today is Sport Clips. The hair franchise “Sport Clips” opened here in [...]