Tonight I was in Home Depot looking at flooring and was pleasantly surprised by the man helping us who went WAY out of his way to help us find something and make sure that we saw all of the available options.  After we assured him that he had answered all of our questions and that [...]

In a world where being a “workaholic” is a badge of pride; I sometimes feel a little shy when people hear I am taking another day or week off. But creating a business that allows me to be financially successful and enjoy my life is very important to me. (I am going to share something very personal to me that has been the major influence in designing my life and business to be able to have time with my family.)

Last week while eating lunch a couple sat down next to me as I was reading the paper. The woman saw the Olympic coverage in the newspaper and said in an exasperated tone,” when will the Olympics be over and we’ll get back to real news!”

Thanks to a recommendation from a mastermind member, I just finished reading 3 feet from Gold by Sharon Lechter and Greg Reid. This book is based on the story from THINK and GROW RICH by R.U. Darby, a gold miner who had struck gold but then hit a dry spell. He got discouraged and quit. He sold his mine, the sad part is that he was only 3 feet away from the vein of gold that made the new owner extremely rich.

Just like Olympians, as you are more focused on your goals and are successful, more and more opportunities will come your way.

The scariest thing I did in the last year was to finish my motorcycle course so that I could get my license. When I started the class I was nervous but excited but half way through Day 2 I crashed while attempting an emergency stop on a curve in torrential rain. I ended up in the ER after landing on my knee on the pavement. I was extremely lucky, no broken bones.

So you have gone out on a limb and tried something new, and the project didn’t turn out the way you expected it to. What do you do now?

Are you surrounded with energy vampires, or do you only have a few? Either way you are losing your precious energy. Energy vampires are those people who suck your energy. After being with them or talking to them you feel worse than you did before the interaction with this vampire. Some vampires have extra strong [...]

Do you sell your company’s value to your clients or are you trying to justify your price? To justify is to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded. This puts you in a very defensive and perhaps adversarial relationship with your clients or potential clients. Many clients I coach have been justifying their prices when [...]