Does your company have goals you want to complete in this blink-of-an-eye time between now and year’s end? How about personal goals? See, I’ve been the better part of sick for the worse part of five days. It led off with the achy, shaky stuff but really cleaned up with a chest cough that keeps […]
What Is Failure?
Are you like this, too? Do you struggle to celebrate the successes? Do you linger on the failures? Someone said to me yesterday, “Wow, you’re getting published all over the place these days!” It’s true - Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Voices, Lifehacker, Dumb Little Man, Under30CEO and several more. As one should, I simply said, “Yep. Thank you […]
The Difference Between Successful People And Very Successful People
I’m reading Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind from the 99U book series. The other day, I shared an image from it on Facebook. “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” -Warren Buffett After I […]
Keynote Slides - Indiana Youth Institute - June 2013
Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking to several hundred school counselors and representatives of mentoring institutions. I shared the many blessings our son - diagnosed with autism in 2005 - has given us, as well as the lessons he’s taught me about communication. Thanks to Patrice, Kate, Kaylee, and the amazing Indiana Youth Institute […]
The Small Business Owner’s Guide To Getting Things Done
(It wasn’t all loafing and spray cheese. While I was on vacation, I had a few articles published in other places. Last week, Freshbooks published this piece co-authored by Lynn and me.) Starting your own company is difficult, there’s no doubt about that. But the more we small business owners overcomplicate our own tasks and […]
Popping the Cork
(Mondays are Lynn Miles Peisker days at The Daily Blur. Lynn serves as the Executive Sister and Chief Plate Spinner at the Imagination Advisory Group. Check out her growing archive of posts here.) Every Friday, I have the opportunity to spend an hour in the library at a local elementary school getting my butt kicked at […]
Party Time?
What are the last three things your company celebrated? We can learn a lot about both your goals and values by the things and people you celebrate. These action speak volumes to our company. Did you celebrate hitting a financial goal? Did you celebrate a new business development goal? Did you celebrate Merle Haggard’s birthday? […]
