– CBS Paramount As a business owner, do you ever find yourself asking “WWKD?”  (What would Kirk Do?).  If not, it might be a strategy worth considering – as Randy Pausch pointed out in The Last Lecture, Captain Kirk is a great role model for a leader.  He knew it was critical to surround […]

"Remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough."   – Randy Pausch, The […]

  photo by makelessnoise Everyone is busy these days and the last thing anyone really needs is another meeting. However if you have a growing, fast moving business – that’s exactly what you need, and not just any meeting.  My recommendation is that you need to add a daily meeting into the busy schedule of […]

  photo by nolifebeforecoffee Can your customers find your business when it comes to searching locally? Back in April when Google released / updated Google Places they also shared that 20% of all searches done on Google included location…translating to nearly 3 Billion searches using Google data from March!!! Beyond that, a recent study done […]

   photo by AndYaDontStop I typically don’t get embroiled into political discussions – for the most part they are a waste of time and it’s just a good way to get into an argument that no one can really win.  My take is you do your homework on what’s going on, take a logical view […]

Do you have the make-up of a successful entrepreneur?  You might be surprised at what’s really important if you’re looking to create a long term business. Brad Johnson of FranchiseSmartKC shared an interesting study in his latest newsletter on the traits that are shared by successful entrepreneurs.  The study was done by the Guardian Life […]