Archive for Better business

Is Your Business a One-Hit Wonder?

The music industry is full of one-hit wonders. You know, bands or musicians that had one big hit, and then you never heard from them again.
There are also many companies that were formed around one-hit wonders.
Maybe it was a product that was hot at the time or even a service that hit a niche [...]

Why do YOU procrastinate?

Hey, I wasn’t talking to all of you! I was asking myself that question. 
Why do I sometimes put off the big jobs and focus on the little ones? Why do I at times slide the hardest projects to the side and work on the simple ones, or even pass over the tough emails and answer the [...]

The Knowledge You Need to Succeed

That you are subscribed to this blog is probably a signal that I’m preaching to the choir, but I want to emphasize something that I’m deeply passionate about.  We have a problem with leadership and success education in this country.  If I wanted to I could find all sorts people, organizations, and government policies to [...]

PR and ROI–Two Old Acronyms with Two New Meanings

This is a tale of two acronyms and how they’ve changed.  In a time where costs could be measured to the penny and big advertising budgets ruled the day, companies measured their effectiveness and success in many ways.  Two of the most popular acronyms were PR and ROI.  PR stood for Public Relations and ROI [...]

Professional Blogging Isn’t About You

One of my blog readers once posted the following comment on an article:
“Thank you for opening my eyes on the power of blogging. Before reading your article I had a negative point of view on blogs. In my opinion it was a loud statement saying ‘I need attention, does anyone care?’
I learned as I was [...]

Have You Been Caught Stealing?

In the world of business accounting, balance sheets, and profit and loss statements it can get pretty complex at times.  Having personally had businesses that have had excess and other businesses that have suffered for cash flow there is a basic rule I believe is a key to business success (it can be applied to [...]