RESILIENCE Recently I was interviewing a successful businessman for a book I am writing and we were discussing his path to success. As we were talking I realized that he had been amazingly resilient throughout this entire process and the struggles he encountered along the way. Then… Read More »
Time to Change
TIME to CHANGE In my last blog post I discussed a problem I had while flying back from eastern Oregon in bad weather and how we need to be willing to call a problem what it is, a problem, and not an opportunity. In that instance… Read More »
The Ability to Solve Problems
The Ability to Solve Problems As mentioned in the previous post “The Reluctant Pilot”, I logged a number of hours flying to eastern Oregon to a location the company had out there. Many times the weather would be somewhat marginal and I would drop down into the Columbia… Read More »
The Reluctant Pilot
THE RELUCTANT PILOT In my previous career, one of the requirements to perform my job with efficiency was to learn to pilot a small plane. We had multiple locations across the state of Oregon with one of them being 4.5 hours away by car in eastern Oregon. Each… Read More »
We Need to Focus on High Value, High Priority Activities
We Need to Focus on High Value, High Priority Activities Recently I gave a talk on time management to a group of 60 business owners in Salem. The jest of my talk was that true wealth was not money but available free time. We can always make another dollar but we can’t make another minute… Read More »
Small Business Owners Face some Big Challenges
Small Business Owners Face some Big Challenges “If we want something done right, we have to do it ourselves.” We’ve all heard that statement – especially from people who are micromanaging a situation or trying to do everything all alone. That might have worked in college when we were assigned a group project… Read More »
Dream Big to Grow Your Business
Dream Big to Grow Your Business in 2015 Time is quickly flying by It’s hard to believe that we are already into the second week of February. Time is quickly flying by. Recently I conducted a workshop on jump-starting your business in 2015 in which we discussed the need for clarity of direction in our… Read More »
Jump Start Your Business in 2015 Bootcamp
JUMP START YOUR BUSINESS in 2015 BOOTCAMP Do you want to Dramatically Improve in your Business for 2015? Do you want to learn a comprehensive approach to your success? Learn Best Management Practices for your business Do… Read More »
New Year New Vision and New Goals
New Year New Vision and New Goals Business Consultant Gary Furr provides some advice on having a clear vision and goals to achieve a significant improvement in our businesses in 2015, and provides a FREE Business Plan Listen to an interview with Gary discussing the importance of a clear vision and focus in order to reach… Read More »
A Vision of Climbing Mt. Rainier
A Vision of Climbing Mt. Rainier I remember when I decided to Climb Mt. Rainier (14,411’) in Washington State. I knew that it would be very difficult having read that only 50% of those who attempt to summit actually make it to the summit. In preparation I upped my… Read More »