When I looked at the date this morning, it made me smile… BIG! Today’s a special day! Special because it’s my someone special’s birthday! Truly a day to celebrate! As I started to think about it, I realized every day is somebody’s special day. Every day is somebody’s birthday. And every day is a day…
Can you believe it’s September already? And, we’re heading into Labor Day weekend… What will your last quarter of 2021 look like? Are you 75% of the way to your goals and can just stay steady as you work at a nice pace to finish out the year? Or, are you behind and playing catch…
Over the years I’ve trained my brain to look for marketing and business lessons… pretty much everywhere. And there are some great examples to learn from. For years, I marveled at Carnival Cruise Lines and all the marketing they did. Some of it’s very subtle and some of it’s more obvious. From the minute you…
Most of us don’t celebrate enough! We let our wins go by like it’s just another day. As entrepreneurs, we move on to the next thing so quickly we barely notice something special just happened. It’s on to the next goal, to the next accomplishment… as we continue to chase the proverbial carrot that’s dangling…
Last weekend, I returned to Ohio where I grew up to attend my 40-year high school reunion. So many things popped up for me as I visited with some friends and drove past homes and into neighborhoods and took some time to reminisce and think about my time there. First is that time changes things……
Do you ask for help when you need it? Or are you like me, and a lot of entrepreneurs… and you’re just really bad at it? I’d go so far as to say a lot of us suck at it! How much time and energy do you waste trying to figure things out for yourself?…
Do you ever get so focused on one aspect of your life or on some little thing that you want that everything else sort of gets out of focus or fades to the background? Like most things, this has both positive and negative effects. Focus is almost always a good thing… unless you’re focusing on…
As of today, we are officially into the second half of this calendar year. Are you wondering where the first six months of the year went? Are you halfway to your 2021 goals? Financial and otherwise. Or do you have to hit the accelerator now and play catch-up? I hear it all the time… “I…
Last week was literally the best week of my life. What does that have to do with you? Everything… Because you can choose to have your best week too. I made the decision to completely unplug while I was in Cocoa Beach, Florida last week and be fully present with myself and my love. I…
Nothing says rest, relaxation and rejuvenation to me like sand, the beach and crashing waves! When was the last time you took time off to enjoy and just kick back? No laptop, no cellphone ringing off the hook, no emails! Just you and whatever you love to do to unwind and let loose… Time to…
