You might know I like sports… so this past weekend was a great weekend. College and pro football returned… And, the US Open tennis championships were played. First, the women’s championships. Victoria Azarenka hadn’t played in a Grand Slam title in 7 years. She just returned to tennis after being gone for 3 years. Naomi…
Are you thinking about next year? Hoping 2021 will be different? Are you feeling stuck where you are? Concentrating on how crappy 2020 is and has been… Are things feeling a little scary right now? This is a critical time to start thinking about how you’re going to make 2021 different… … no matter what’s…
Do you hate to plan? Hate the thought of it? Think of it as boring and a waste of time? Why do you need a plan in your business? It’s just going to change anyway… A plan helps you focus. It keeps you on track. It’s like using the GPS in your car. A plan…
Business and marketing involve a lot of problem solving. I worked for one of my mentors for a while. He told me one of my highest skill sets was my ability to problem solve. Can you set your plan in place and still be flexible enough to change if need be? When unexpected things…
Words are important. The ones you say to yourself AND the ones you say and communicate to others. Using words in business to tell stories and get your message across is one of the most important things you can do. We all learn (and buy things) from stories. We remember stories… …not facts and…
I’ve been contemplating what to do about my usual fall event. People always get such amazing results. You walk away with your entire plan for the next year AND, the details of exactly what you’re going to do for the next 90-days. Step-by-step! It’s truly a hands-on event with a lot of Implementation. With…
The RIPPLE effect. People talk about it, but I often wonder if people really get the power of it. I’ve made it an acronym. Here’s what it means to me… Repetition In Place Produces Little Effects Somewhere We often underestimate the effect we have on people – whether we want it to or not. And…
Isn’t a sunrise one of the most beautiful things you’ve ever seen? And all that it represents… A new day. New beginnings. Fresh starts. I have a small not on my desktop monitor (yes, some of use still use those) that says, “Start Again.” Not start over… Start Again! Starting over is overwhelming… and…
The purple flower that appeared and then disappeared in a single 24-hour period held a lot of lessons for me. The part about the purple flower I didn’t share last week, the part that stuck with me for a while – until I looked for another lesson – was about being alone… …there it was,…
I pulled in the driveway like I had hundreds of times before… and I didn’t notice anything different than I ever had. As usual, I was focused on other “things”. As I got out of the car and walked toward the front door… there it was. One, single purple flower in what might have once…
