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Why are you settling for mediocre?

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Nothing mediocre...you deserve better.

As I write this there are 16 days left in 2011. How was your year? For me it’s been a very trying year, both business and personal challenges have reared their ugly heads this year and both have been faced and brought under control… thankfully.

All around me I’ve been listening to the media, other business owners, relatives and friends many spewing doom and gloom and casting enough blame for their circumstances on anyone and everyone.

It is at this time of year…every year…that I take time to reflect on the highs and lows of the year past and prepare for what’s ahead in the new year. In doing this exercise, I once again find that if the results sucked there is only ONE person to blame or chastise…ME. In your case…YOU.

Other people can create circumstances and throw challenges in our path Read More→

Christmas 2011 — Birth of a New Tradition

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Support your local Entrepreneur!!

This is a reprint of something a reader sent to me that I think is a GREAT idea that we should all adopt.  I’m in…who’s with me?

As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is!

It’s time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Read More→

America’s Fat!

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Everywhere you turn these days the media is talking about the…quite literally growing… obesity problem in this country.  The statistics are alarming.  Did you know that more than 30% of our 330 million fellow citizens are overweight and suffering health issues?

I worked in emergency medicine for 30 years, many of those in the field on an ambulance or paramedic unit.  I saw, and carried, many people suffering from falls, shortness of breath, heart attacks, and a huge increase in diabetic issues all as a direct result of poor eating and weight issues. This issue is now effecting a whole new generation … our kids. Read More→

Everyone in the world has exactly the same numbers to work with, 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week and 8,736 hours in a year.

Interestingly that even though we all start out on equal footing, a few will use their time in ways that advance their careers, improve their personal relationships, improve their health and increase their overall level of success. Yet others will stagnate and complain, distance themselves from others, only communicate via Facebook® and texting, gain a few pounds eating cheese puffs in their pajamas in front of the television, get to the next level of some video game and ultimately fall farther behind the forward moving pack.

Why is that? Read More→

“They do it too…” (not a valid excuse)

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

I just finished reading a very silly sports article about the whole NY Jets tripping ‘scandal’…what?!

A New York Jets coach blatantly tripped a Miami player the other day, he was fined $25,000 and suspended for the remainder of the season. Crime – punishment…no scandal.

The issue that I have with the whole event is the example it sends to the kids. Up until now, they saw bad behavior being punished correctly…now we have a new lesson to teach, one of responsibility. Read More→

Negotiation 101 – The basic five rules

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Over the years I’ve learned five really important rules for successful negotiations.

1. Make sure that both sides feel that they’ve accomplished something in the negotiations.

2. Don’t fight for a small point so long you damage your ability to win the large ones.

3. Know going in what your ‘must haves’ are, the rest are optional.

4. Let the other person quote a number first.

5. Always…be in a position to walk away from the table if a good deal can’t be struck.

Let me elaborate a little on each of the rules: Read More→