We all know that exercise is good for us. It helps to keep our bodies (and our minds) healthy as we age. Unfortunately, for many of us, making a conscious decision to exercise is difficult. It’s easy to reason that, instead of exercising, we could be working and making money, or relaxing from all the work we’ve already done (and …
Why You Shouldn’t Drop Out of the School of Hard Knocks
As I sit down to write this, it’s about a week before New Year, and like every other year, we’re overwhelmed with information about prepping ourselves to make the upcoming year our best ever! And who wouldn’t want to have their best year ever? The season always ushers in more commentary about how we should approach our lives (personal as …
Always Use Your Superpowers for Good!
It’s difficult to run a small business, and even more difficult to start one. New business owners often hope that they can hold on long enough to reach their personal goal line of success. They erroneously think that once they have become well established in their industry, the problems that they experienced when they first started the business will simply …
Right Place, Wrong Time. The Importance of the Right Customers
Customers. They are the lifeblood of any successful business. Without them, you are just standing around, thinking about how great your business ideas are, and soon on your way to the unemployment line. Your business cannot survive without cash flow, and that means customers. Unfortunately, customers can also be the worst part of your business, often causing untold grief …
Gut Instincts: Following Where It Leads You
I have recently been consumed with the world of podcasting. For the uninitiated, podcasts are digital recordings, often in a series, typically available for free on the internet. They can be listened to on your computer or on your smart phone. There are many different topics available to listen to, and many of them provide excellent quality content, all for …
Lessons Learned. Why it’s Important to Be Listening When Life is Teaching.
A quick search on the internet will reveal an untold number of quotations about lessons in life. If you think back to your childhood, most of us would recall many conversations (lectures as I recall it) with parents, teachers and relatives where they extolled the benefits of the lesson that they assumed you had learned from something that you had …