Business
Not Another New Year’s Spiel: What Will Really Make a Difference in 2020
We counted down. We clinked glasses over midnight toasts. We rang in the New Year hopefully surrounded by the loving faces we wish to spend the dawning decade with. Although 2020 has barely arrived, I would imagine you’ve already received a few emails or seen messages on social media about keeping your New Year’s resolutions.…
Read MoreWhat Will You Reflect on This New Year’s?
Every year, as the clock winds down on the current year and we anticipate the revelry of the ball dropping, noise-makers, and kissing loved ones at the stroke of midnight, I take the opportunity to sit down and do some good old-fashioned soul searching. With 40+ years of business experience, I have found that self-reflection…
Read MoreMy Strategies for Thriving – Not Just Surviving – During the Holidays
As visions of sugarplums dance in our heads, strings of glowing Christmas lights line our streets, and the smell of gingerbread cookies and peppermint sticks waft through the air, the holidays are fast approaching, and with them, feelings and memories of love, joy, and family. But they can also stir up an unwelcome feeling that…
Read MoreWhy Team Members Quit & How to Prevent Early Departures
Before we get to today’s topic, I must mention that today is our anniversary. Mike and I have been married 27 years! We are celebrating our anniversary, along with Kirby of course, by spending a week in Ontario, Canada, visiting Bayfield, ON, driving along the lake to the Blue Mountains, and then into Toronto. We…
Read MoreThe 5 Characteristics of People Who Excel in Sales
From time to time, I meet with prospective clients who say, “I’m just not very good at sales. I know I need to do it. I know I can’t grow without it. But it’s just not my strength.” While I encourage the business owners and entrepreneurs I work with to focus on their top skill…
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