Leadership Inspirations – Idle Deliberation

“Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation of how it shall be spent.” Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) English poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer

Boredom: A Route To Creativity

We live our lives, these days, with continuous stimulation – on-demand access to movies, articles, friends, books, games and music. With all possible, all the time, how can we hear ourselves think long enough for new and creative ideas to emerge? I don’t know about you, but my mental commotion from a week of stress […]

The Big Picture of Business – Business Moving Forward From the Dirty Side of the Recession

The economy and business climate are now on the dirty side of the recession. Recognizing the damages done results in healthier run companies for the future. This is comparable to what is called the ‘dirty side’ of a storm, hurricane or other weather created disaster. During those clean-up periods, the infrastructure rebuilds and optimistically moves […]

The risk of 9 to 5. And the reality of BEFORE and AFTER.

95 percent of all salespeople try to fit their sales day into a normal workday. They want their day to be from 9 to 5, maybe from 8 to 5, maybe even from 8 to 6, but very little before that or after that. The reality is, that 9 to 5 is the riskiest time […]

Leadership Inspiration – Foregoing the Advantage

“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.” Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881) Earl of Beaconsfield

How’s your networking working? Better if you follow the rules.

I went to a networking meeting last week hosted by a formal networking organization called Business Network International. Many of you know this group. They have meetings all over the world. This particular chapter meeting was in New York City, and is populated by sophisticated business people who are on fire. NOTE WELL: NYC business […]

Leadership Inspiration – Purchasing the Future

“The future is purchased by the present.” Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) English poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer

Take Charge of Your Meetings!

Meetings are essential for any business. They give everyone an opportunity to share ideas and be kept up-to-date on important information. However, all too often, poor communication can turn a meeting into a drawn-out, ineffective waste of time. There are several techniques that you can master to transform your communication skills and conduct your meetings […]

Is your weight loss tied to your sales gain?

Everyone knows that as a nation we are somewhere between overweight and obese. This is not good. I tell my audiences, “we are so overweight as a country, if we were invaded by enemies, we couldn’t even run away.” The reason I’m writing is not to tell you what I plan on doing, rather it […]