BUSINESS IS VERY MUCH LIKE PLAYING POKER Continuing Tony Hsieh’s comparison between business and playing poker and the lesson learned along the way, from his book; Delivering Happiness. STRATEGY Don’t play games you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them. Figure out the… Read More »
BUSINESS IS SIMILAR TO PLAYING POKER
BUSINESS IS SIMILAR TO PLAYING POKER I have the opportunity to be associated with a very smart and successful businessman, and we were having coffee recently. He told me about a book that he enjoyed reading and asked if I had read it. I had not. Then on Saturday the… Read More »
BUSINESS BONDAGE
BUSINESS BONDAGE IS YOUR BUSINESS LIKE A BALL AND CHAIN? Many owners/managers feel like a prisoner to their business. They feel that the weight of everyday operations is like a ball and chain around their ankle or possibly their neck. What are the common causes of such business owner bondage? How does the chain get… Read More »
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN B?
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN B? Recently a good friend, Darren Gross who produces a Commercial Real Estate Pro Network blog on Blog Talk Radio, interviewed me for one of his radio post. Darren was interested in what does an individual do now that we are at the 2/3rds mark in the year and… Read More »
ARE YOU WAITING FOR PERFECTION
ARE YOU WAITING FOR PERFECTION In my last blog post I discussed how marketing is a proactive not a reactive activity? We can’t wait around for marketing to happen, we have to make it happen. And we do that by reaching our to our customers and clients often. Communicating frequently the value we provide…. Read More »
Motivation
MOTIVATION Are you motivated to achieve amazing results in your business and your personal life? How does one get motivated? We… Read More »
Is Discipline Overrated?
IS DISCIPLINE OVERRATED? Absolutely not! The genus of all successful people is rooted in discipline. I’m not talking about the kind of discipline that is synonymous with punishment, but the kind of discipline that produces the desired outcome of an organization on a… Read More »
What Are You Focused On?
WHAT ARE YOU FOCUSED ON? Once we have clarity of direction for our business and our personal life, and have created a plan of action to achieve the success we desire, we then need to develop an intense focus on the plan of action. Many people… Read More »
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW!
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW! Having a clear vision is critical to our success In my last blog I admonished my readers to stop working so hard. That putting our heads down and working harder and harder isn’t the… Read More »
WHY ARE YOU WORKING SO HARD?
WHY ARE YOU WORKING SO HARD? STOP IT! YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORK SO DARN HARD TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS… Read More »