Remember when you were a kid, and learning to read was a big deal? Most kids struggle over words that are spelled oddly or ones with too many syllables. Perhaps that’s why it was such a milestone to be able to read beyond a picture book. When those little kids grow up, though, instead of…
To keep our bodies healthy, we are to monitor our food intake, our exercise levels, our sleep patterns, and more. When something is off-kilter with our health, it throws off the balance, often resulting in illness, fatigue, and anxiety. The health of a business also requires a delicate balance. Let’s take a look at the…
We all have 24 hours in our day. It’s a shame to waste any of that valuable time sleeping, right? Some people pride themselves in getting away with 5 or 6 hours a night or fewer. They keep jacked up with caffeine and energy drinks. Their hero is Thomas Edison who slept as little as…
The rich and famous have learned invaluable lessons along the way. Let’s find out what those lessons learned might be so that we can follow in their financial footsteps.
Who knows how this little hooligan would answer that question . . . but what about you? What are your hopes and dreams for your business? Do you have a bucket list for its future – things you want to accomplish, people you’d like to meet, places you’d like to go? Let’s consider what you might put in that bucket and see how you would answer the question, “What’s next?”
Perhaps mountains are your thing, and you’re an expert at climbing them. You might scale a cliff every weekend as your sport. Most people, though, would probably never even think of spelunking, worried about a slip and a fall. Ever wonder what successful people write on their list of things they won’t do? Clinical psychologist and author, Dr. Henry Cloud, researched this very topic and discovered what successful people steer clear of. Let’s take a look at some of these and compare notes.
Hanging your piggy bank outside your business won’t help you at all. Too often the focus for a business is making money, but that’s not where it should stop. Saving money is actually a way to make more of it.
Will your customers come back? Customers will come back, but here’s one of the main reasons why. Research shows that beyond product loyalty or even the purchase price, they often return because of customer service.
What are the chances of seeing a hummingbird on a limb like this? Multiply that by considering how often you’d have a camera in position to take a spot-on photograph. Roger Burkhard did. This is his photograph – and he is giving it away for free. For free? Yes – professional photographers provide their favorite…
We’re not all big risk-takers, but perhaps we’d like to be. Taking risks is a two-sided coin – you’ll either be successful or you won’t. If those are the odds, why would anyone take a risk then? When it comes to your business, though, you might be more successful if you DO take risks. Let’s find out why.