Dec 16
As we move into the main part of our Holiday season, this video is most relevant. It is thought provoking, funny, heart-warming and profound. There are many ideas herein to think about as a small business owner: how we treat our employees, the culture in our companies, etc., as well as life itself. It lasts [...]
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Nov 23
This past weekend, I helped deliver the Flawless Living Design Workshop. Assembled were some 35 entrepreneurs, business owners and coaches. We looked at the “Twelve Elements” of The Flawless Living Design System. These 12 Elements are: Happiness Is Natural, Know Yourself , In Not Up, Stop Pretending, YES and NO, reaching Out, Success By Design, [...]
Nov 08
Last Wednesday morning, my good friend Marc Beneteau interviewed Mike Jay on an international teleconference and got him to share his latest thinking on “Tools For Personal and Professional Development In The New Normal“. Marc really got got him on a roll and even Mike was surprised at some of the things he said! Hear [...]
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Oct 15
It’s time to get real: the next two years will becritical(2011-2012) – leading up to 2013, the year when many financial and other experts and prognosticators have said will be a “year of reckoning” on variouslevels. Mike Jay, a developmentalist with whom I’ve studied business coaching over the years, has some very interesting things to [...]
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Sep 28
Productivity coaches and the seminars and so on always tell us we should set goals; they always have all kinds of high-minded reasons why it will boost productivity, etc. Wouldn’t it be easier and more productive to just get going? Well, that’s sort of like deciding you want to go on vacation and then getting [...]
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Aug 12
Many entrepreneurs are uneasy with the looming recession as reported in the news over and over again every day. If their goal is to instill fear in the hears of Americans, they have succeeded. Have you seen the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) lately? It’s at an all time low. Well, in reality, the BEST way [...]
Jul 14
Here’s a great little list from Michelle Blakeley’s blog to challenge you and get you going – if you take time to read this list, you’ll for sure find something that stimulates you with a new business idea or gets you off your *&/?# to work ON your business instead of just IN it: http://ht.ly/2aVpm. [...]
Jul 12
We are always hearing how we should have a business plan, right? But, seriously, what busy street-fighting entrepreneur actually has time to create one of those 1,000 page monstrosities?! But, you know what? Many of the things that are covered in one of those formal plans are important to consider. So – we’ve created a [...]
Jul 06
I’m sure you’ve heard it before: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail…” But be honest – did you take it seriously? Or, are you always too “busy doing the work” to plan? In this recession, there has never been a more urgent time to take the idea of planning seriously! The biggest [...]
Jun 17
Most small business owners are struggling with the effects of the recession / new economy – every day. And the news media just won’t let up! If their goal is to instill fear in the hearts of American consumer, they have succeeded. Have you seen the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) lately? It’s at an all [...]
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