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What Myth are you buying into?

When I completed my tour of duty at my corporate cubicle farm a few years ago, I was going to take a totally different direction…escape the rat race and buy or start my own small business. Despite that conviction, I will admit that I fell for one of the more pervasive myths that are out […]

Poker Night Thoughts on Business

We had our ‘regular’ poker game a few nights ago (regular in this case meaning the first one in about 4 months) and had a really good time.  This is not a big money game – for this particular group it’s way more about the competition and just catching up and having a good time. […]

How healthy is your network?

I ran across a couple of totally unrelated stories today (via the wonderful world of the Internet and the enjoyable blog of Bill Harris – Dubious Quality) that got me to thinking about the importance of friends.  There are lots of studies that relate the value of being connected from a personal standpoint.  A lot of those […]

The Best Event of the Year in Kansas City…

I always look forward to fall, mostly because I really enjoy the cooling temperatures, that crisp feeling in the air and the beautiful turning leaves.  The other big reason is because I really enjoy the Plaza Art Fair, which is held every year towards the end of September (down on the Country Club Plaza – obviously). […]

Stupid Questions and Existing Customer Marketing

Although it’s a short post, they make some great points about the criticality of Customer Service:

How does your Business compare?

It’s a very natural thing to wonder how you stack up to those around you.  I remember back as far as grade school trying to figure out who was the fastest kid in my class (not me – but for short enough distances I was close…), or was the best at math (might have been […]