It occurred to me today that when you work on fixing what is not rightfully your responsibility, you are doing the wrong thing. Why? Because your time and talent and energy should be focused on doing the right thing. It reminded me of the verse from Bob Dylan’s You’re Gonna Make Lonesome When You Go […]
Grow Your Business The Right Way
May 28, 2007 by 2 Comments
A few nights ago I was sitting in my screened porch enjoying the scents and sounds of the evening rain storm. When I wandered inside to the pantry for a snack, I was struck with how many products today are labeled ‘organic’ – from chips to raisins to even wine and more! I wondered if […]
Market to Yourself – and Get What You Want!
May 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Are there things in your life that you are having trouble achieving? Maybe you should consider getting the message out to the one person that can help you most – you! If you are going to make something happen in your life, you have to keep your attention on that goal. I’ve blogged about The […]
What Matters is What's Right
May 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Dalai Lama recently visited the Chicago area and suggested that we all let go of anger, hatred, and all of those things that don’t matter. I couldn’t agree more. Destructive emotions and the pursuit of things that don’t matter get in the way of living in a way that works for us. This morning […]
Do Your Customers Know They Are Special?
April 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
How special are your customers to you? That’s exactly what they want to know. Recently I received a communication from the financial service I use to make my online investment trades. They explained that I am now an Apex™ customer and will be receiving a multitude of privileges. I wondered why I have been gifted […]
Entertain Your Market
April 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Having commented previously about American Idol, I just have to weigh in on the Sanjaya debate. First, with all due respect to Simon – It’s not a singing contest! While a given amount of talent is necessary, that is not what makes the difference. This show is about marketing yourself to an audience. It’s about […]
One Team – Five Promises
April 4, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I was very impressed with coach Pat Summit’s simple formula that enabled her Lady Vols to easily prevail over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for the Women’s National Basketball Championship. Coach Summit focused each player’s attention on one thing – one quality that happened to be their unique contribution to the success of the team. She […]
What's Your No. 1 Gift?
March 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
How do you stand out in your market? One way is to dominate it. Not with aggressive force, but skillful exection in one area where you are better than anyone else. I was watching the replays of Naperville, IL native Candace Parker on defense as the Vols made short work of Ole Miss. Parker is […]
Natural Productivity- Take a Stone off the Path
March 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Last month I spoke to an organization on the topic of stress and change. I was surprised at the range of responses I received in the evaluations. Many of the audience members embraced my message, while others commented the discussion was too high level and didn’t provide pragmatic solutions. In other words, they believed I […]
It’s Been Fun Doing Business with You!
March 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
We often hear that today you need to be easy to do business with. Some companies do indeed make business difficult. As crazy as this seems, they actually get in their own way of consummating a transaction. They seem to doubt the value of their offerings. But is being easy to do business with enough? […]
