The Dentists’ Chair
My cousin and I have a standing call once a week on Monday mornings. He is usually driving to his dental practice office that is about 30 minutes away and I’m usually at Starbucks or Panera having...
View ArticleThe 3 Core Components
I have this calendar on my desk from www.tut.com. It gets me thinking every morning when I read the “note from the Universe”. Today’s was: The trick is remembering that at all times far more in...
View ArticleSuccess Comes At Your Inconvenience, Not Your Convenience
I was hanging out with a friend of mine yesterday who owns a few businesses run completely online. He’s a guy that lives a very nomadic lifestyle — he has a home in Des Moines, lives with some...
View ArticleI Met You, Now What?
Have you ever met someone at a coffee shop, job fair, party, social event, or fundraiser? You have a great conversation, find a couple of commonalities, and then find yourself putting their business...
View ArticleDo It.
I have a confession to make… I’m a YouTube junkie. Not a “watch my cat do funny things” or “rap parodies” kind of junkie. More like a motivation, inspiration and education junkie. I’m a fan of videos...
View ArticleNot All Entrepreneurs Are Created Equal
If you consider yourself an entrepreneur, it’s important to know just what kind of entrepreneur you might be. I always thought that entrepreneurs were cut from the same cloth. Some were just better at...
View ArticleWhere Do I Start?
A good friend of mine and I were having breakfast a few days ago and started talking about entrepreneurial mindset. This is a guy who dropped out of college because he felt it was keeping him from...
View ArticleSafe is the New Risk
Panera Bread is my home away from home for a couple of reasons. I like the fact that they offer free refills on coffee. Lots of entrepreneurs and other business people meet there, so it’s a great...
View ArticleSurfer’s Paradise
I spoke last week at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Without question, if I had attended a school with views and surroundings like Pepperdine has, there is NO WAY I would’ve ever made it...
View ArticlePole Vaulting Over Mouse Turds
In my informal study of asking people if they have a business idea or want to someday become an entrepreneur, a great percentage of them have some deep-seated desire to be their own boss. In fact,...
View ArticleShe died…
A couple weeks ago my trusty old Black Beauty gave up the good fight. She and I had a lot of great times together. We spent hours and hours listening to great music, books on tape, and just the hum...
View ArticleThe Power 100 List
The “strength” of your resume isn’t opening any doors. In fact, what your resume says isn’t really even what hiring managers are considering when bringing you in for an interview. I mean, face it,...
View ArticleUncle Sam Got Your Money?
Remember graduating and thinking, “now I’m going to make the big bucks”? Only to get your first paycheck and realize that Uncle Sam (or Uncle Scam as I like to call him) has taken 1/3 of your...
View ArticleDeath By Meeting
Ever sit in a meeting and wonder how much it’s costing your company to have all of those people in attendance? It’s staggering… yet most companies hold regular meetings where all of their salaried...
View Article3 Components
I have this calendar on my desk from www.tut.com. It gets me thinking every morning when I read the “note from the Universe”. Today’s was: The trick is remembering that at all times far more in...
View ArticleThe First Six Months
Some of the best advice I ever got was from a crusty old manager at one of the first jobs I had out of college. Being a recent college graduate (and highly educated!) I was anxious to give my advice...
View ArticleThe Dentist’s Chair
My cousin and I have a standing call once a week on Monday mornings. He is usually driving to his dental practice office that is about 30 minutes away and I’m usually at Starbucks or Panera having...
View ArticleInvesting in Yourself
One of the things that has separated me from a number of my peers is the sheer amount of professional development that I’ve done over the past 10 years. I’ve spent $30-40,000 in courses, weekends,...
View ArticleCredit Union Jobs
For Business, Marketing, and Communication Majors The question usually comes up about the junior or senior year in college — how am I supposed to get experience when no one will give me a job? I’m...
View ArticleHelping others succeed faster: Not the job you’d sorta kinda like to have…...
Why Traditional Networking is Dumb. (I will be sharing many more posts on the subject of Networking POWER, in the upcoming weeks from my new book, You Don’t Know Me From Adam) Networking has become a...
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