Angela Maiers is leading a charge in education. Her mantra is simple but profoundly powerful. Just two words: You Matter! I know Angela and like her. She won’t mind me using her 2-word tagline to make today’s point.

In the neverending debate between head and heart, I declare, “No contest!” Well, to be fair…I declare there is no debate or fight. They can’t be separated. Mostly we think of heart representing feelings and emotions. Those reside in your head.

Don’t get your britches in a bunch because I use the word “crazy.” You get it. We all use it in a slang sense, not in a judgmental sense. And as business people, we’re driven crazy daily by something. Frustrated. Annoyed. Riddled with anxiety.

I first remember uttering this phrase as a teenager working for an autocratic, micromanager of a stereo shop who loved to preach, “Everything is important.” He would traipse around picking nits. Quite often we’d find ourselves doing things to appease h...

At the beginning, we may be actually doing much of the work. But as our business grows things change. Necessarily. Our role changes, too. We hire people. The business grows and expansion requires additional help. Perhaps even new skills.

Speed kills…the competition. It dazzles customers and clients. It’s remarkable.  Curiosity fuels it. Don’t keep wondering if it’ll work. Find out.  Be well. Do good. Grow great! Subscribe to the podcast To subscribe,

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When you feel like you need to reboot or shake things up it may be time for a cleanup. Don’t wait for Spring. Do it today! Every business experiences the clutter that comes with not paying attention to details. Sometimes that clutter is physical,

“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”   – Mark Twain No Fear is a company founded in 1971 producing t-shirts and other apparel aimed at extreme sports. The “No Fear” slogan was popular back in the 90’s. Back in 2011,

I was asked to explain The Peer Advantage by Bula Network. We had a digital recorder in the middle of the table recording the conversation…so I was able to capture this part of it. Where I offered about 15 minutes worth of explanation.