Happiness Is…
Boulder, Colorado, just south of Scott Carpenter Park December 19, 2013 So, there I was up to my eyeballs in work, hip deep in alligators, computer running slow, internet acting up, emails piling into my inbox like the gulls of Capistrano… I’m a day late and a dollar short… Desk hasn’t been cleared in weeks,…
The #1 Personal Success Engine
“There cannot be a crisis next week – My schedule is already full.” ~ Henry Kissinger According to Dan Kennedy, who arguably has helped more entrepreneurs become successful than any other single author, consultant and coach alive today, there is one determining factor for success. In my own experience, and though I’m still perfecting it,…
Believe In Yourself
“The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you figure out why.” ~ Mark Twain In a recent episode of the television show Shark Tank, a would be shark partner was under tough pressure from billionaire shark Mark Cuban. Cuban accused him of flitting from one…
When There Is No ‘Easy Button’
Well, in case you’re wondering about how Boulder and surrounding areas are doing with the amazing rains and flooding, our clear blue skies came back yesterday and I and my family are fine. However as a community, Boulder and Boulder County have seen phenomenal devastation. One of my best friends, 86 years old, has lived…
The Lost Art Of Customer Creation
It was a gorgeous spring day, birds singing, cobalt blue skies, gentle breeze, the whole nine yards… Tom and I were standing in front of his facility in a heavy industrial district in Denver. We’d just returned from the greasy spoon Mexican restaurant around the corner where I’d bought him lunch – and he turned…
How Fascinating Can You Be?
With Valentine’s Day once more a recent memory, let’s talk about love – and fascination. In terms of passion for work, you could say that Beethoven was one of the world’s greatest lovers. His great love of course was music. At a fairly young age he realized he was going deaf. Can you even begin…
Tripping Over Diamonds?
Yes, I know February is “Love Month”, but I feel compelled to give you an important “tough love” message about your business. Here goes… Inside the vast Opryland Hotel in Nashville (600,000 square feet just for meeting space) you can hop on a boat and take a ride around the center atrium. From the boat…
Getting Past Media Overwhelm
When facebook launched its beta version of Graph Search last week, the media landscape rumbled yet again. Does that mean you should go after it? If you have a lifestyle business, maybe. Even if you don’t, hang on, this isn’t just about facebook… In Graph Search, somebody can look for “yoga classes in south Denver…
A “Dynamite” Way to Achieve Your Goals
I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but I came from a pretty dysfunctional family. (Aren’t they all, in some way? Please say yes…) My parents were blessed with five rowdy boys, and around my place there were times when you just never knew what to expect. Like the year one of my brothers and a…
Perhaps THE Key to Success
In my sophomore year in college, I drove my VW bug from Colorado all the way back to Pennsylvania to be with family for Christmas. My black Labrador retriever “Bingo”, sat in the back seat all 1800 odd miles over icy roads and through blizzard conditions with me. When we finally arrived at my parents…
