Blogs
Stop It! – 6 Keys to Time Management
One of Brian Tracy’s key tips in Time Management is to stop doing things that are not bringing value to your business or personal life. How many tasks do we do – day in and day out – that ultim…
FAILURE IS AN OPTION
The famous quote from Apollo 13 – “Failure is not an option” was a moto we used at my prior company. Looking back, I’m not so sure that was the appropriate theme for what we were trying to a…
WANTED – A Sense of Humor
April 15th and over 5 inches of snow on the ground here in SE Wisconsin. You can either get upset about it and have a bad attitude or you can laugh it off – see picture of spring around the corne…
3 Keys of Successful People
Over the past several months I have been listening, reading and absorbing a vast amount of Brian Tracy’s material. Brian Tracy founded the FocalPoint Coaching and Training franchise that I recently …
3 Numbers Every Business Owner Should Know
What are the critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) each business owner should know and track? There are hundreds of statistics businesses could track. Here are my top 3: “Cash is King…
Clear Vision of a Champion
There are many articles that speak to the positive energy your mind can have over events. Thinking through an interview, sales call, sporting event or even a disciplinary talk with your kid can hel…
Retaining Top Talent
Here are my three simple rules to keep your best Team members happy, productive and loyal. Treat your subordinates as you want to be treated. Dah! There’s nothing worse than a boss or HR…
Respect
Being late is disrespectful. You are telling the person or people that you are to meet that they are not important to you, that you have other more pressing matters that need your attention and it i…
Giving Thanks at Work
Why is thanking an employee or co-worker so hard for some people? Is it because they couldn’t handle the task on their own and they are embarrassed about it? Is it just assumed that everyone is to…
3rd Degree Blackbelt – Now That’s Dedication
This weekend my 15-year-old son, Blake, earned his 3rd Degree Blackbelt from Karate America. Blake’s karate journey is an example of extreme dedication. Blake started out as a “Little Ninja” w…
