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Thank Your Critics

Thank Your Critics

In my job, I have the privilege of working with some of the most courageous people in business…entrepreneurs. Or as I like to call them builders, courageous for some very basic reasons. They […]

Love Conquers All Even Mike Tyson

Love Conquers All Even Mike Tyson

Early in Mike Tyson’s incredible career he was the most dominant boxer in history. Many thought he was unstoppable. When Buster Douglas was slated to fight Mike Tyson, it was […]

Early and Often

Early and Often

My job is pretty awesome.  I get to work with some of the most dynamic and incredible entrepreneurs.  They rarely have hardly anything in common except one thing.  They work […]

Standards vs Goals

Standards vs Goals

Change your standards and everything changes. Set goals as a way to challenge yourself to innovate and implement new ideas, tactics and strategies. We should always set goals as there […]

Schedule and Checkbook

Schedule and Checkbook

Nine years ago, a great friend of mine said to me “Show me your calendar and your check book and I will show you what is important to you?”  The comment caught […]

Would people pay you to know what you know?

Would people pay you to know what you know?

Yesterday, I met Ari Weinzweig with the famed Zingerman’s Deli. They have built a relative food empire that has culminated into not only food tours, guides to good eating and […]

The Real Reason there aren’t more Entrepreneurs

The Real Reason there aren’t more Entrepreneurs

What is the real reason more people don’t take on the very difficult challenge of being an entrepreneur? One four letter f-word called fear. Fear of failure, fear of risk, and […]

Letter to Dad

Letter to Dad

Today, I’m about a week from the anniversary of the last time I saw my Dad. I’m nervous… but today I read a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye. Do not […]

Partner vs. Vendor

Partner vs. Vendor

5 Tips on Becoming a Partner Rather than a Vendor Be a Good Partner – create obtainable standards Know What it Means to Be a Good Partner – develop a […]