“Build me a website, that’s what we need to have a successful business”. Then what happens? They continue to spend money on website design, SEO, and other IT initiatives only to do one thing…run out of money. That marketing philosophy is the “if we build it, they will come”. Like something out of the movie “Field of Dreams”. The only …
Success Strategies from Combat Veterans – Deliberate Discomfort – MAJ Jason Van Camp
Success we all want it, but we often do not want to pay the price for it, or hear the answers on how to ultimately achieve it. So often we think that success is a by product of getting the right breaks in life or business. Some believe that success is just given to people. Others believe that if you …
Thinking Outside the Box to Solve Todays Challenges – Squircle – Francis Cholle
We need to be honest with ourselves our world has changed. It moves at an incredible pace, and as technology continues to move our problems become more complex and challenging. How we choose to think about and solve those problems must also change. Here is the problem: We live in a world that has a bias of binary thinking, eliminating …
Killing Conflict with Dangerous Love – Chad Ford
Conflict is something we all face. It comes in many different forms, and the truth is it makes us all uncomfortable. At the heart of conflict is the fact that one party is not getting what they want and the other party is not getting what they want. We basically turn our backs to each other, we talk about the …
Lean Transformation Lessons for Every Business – Flatlined – Mark C. Deluzio
You may or may no be acquainted with “Lean Transformation” or “Lean Management”, but the truth is you more than likely employ some of the principles. Lean management is a business wide thought process that starts with what you customer really wants and needs, then engages the employees and leadership to find ways to make that happen, by cutting waste …
Your Business Plan is a Military Mission – Michael Penney
Let’s say you are in the middle of a war. You have an enemy that wants to destroy you. Not only do they not care about you they want to take everything from you. How do you go about your mission to defeat the enemy? Do you just wake up one morning and figure it out as you go? Do …
Getting Past Our Bias and Unconscious Judgements – Howard Ross
No one wants to admit it. In fact we get defensive when accused of it. In most cases we go into denial and rationalize it. What am I talking about: Bias. The fact of the matter is bias comes with being human. Every single person in the world has bias. You in fact are biased! Did you notice how you …
The Success Cycle – Marques Ogden – Former NFL Athlete
We all want to achieve success. And success can mean different things to each one of us. But, I would venture to say that to the vast majority of you reading this right now, that at least on some level success has something to do with your financial situation. For example, if success is being able to retire on a …
You Are in Control – Common Sense Happiness – Loree Bischoff
Everyone wants to be happy. As humans we will avoid pain at all costs for our own happiness. But for most people happiness is an elusive mistress. We try to define our happiness with things, stuff, fame, fortune, money, relationships, but at the core of it all those are all externals. Real happiness comes from with in ourselves. When we …
Make Your Zoom Meetings Soar – Remote Work – John Paul Mendocha
Our work life has changed. Most all of us are working remotely. That means most all of us are now using a technology called Zoom. As cool, convenient, and amazing as Zoom is, it does present some occasional challenges. Such as making sure it is reliable. And as Zoom continues to add features are you in fact getting the most …