Meaningful Meetings
We've had a flood of requests to help plan meetings and agendas.
Here's an past post about making your meetings meaningful that still holds true!
Meaningful Meetings
Live Long and Prosper
In business, there is a 50% survival rate in the first five years. How many entrepreneurs would have chanced their future if they knew their odds were the same as a coin toss? Only 25% of the surviving 5-year businesses make it to the 10-year mark. Is there a way to dramatically increase the odds of success and longevity? Yes! The businesses that make it to their 10-year anniversary have four common traits.Read More >>
Einstein had a thinking partner
And her name was Mileva Maric (Mrs. Albert Einstein). She was a high achiever and served as a sounding board for her husband’s work. She did not develop the mathematical concepts, but played a key role in execution and mathematical error-checking. Would e=mc2 have come to fruition without a partner to help the genius strategic thinker meet deadlines and make decisions?
The strongest of teams (marriage, friendship or business) have a mix of two distinct strengths: execution and strategy.
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Become an idea wrangler
Got an idea for something great? Do you want to launch a new service, write a book, go back to school, take a sabbatical, or invent a new iPhone app? And that is just for these 30 seconds.Read More >>
Money and garden mastery
Money mastery like garden mastery takes a commitment. Your financial garden takes planning, focus, resources, research and patience.Read More >>
Trust me. I’m a professional.
You meet someone in business and life when you see what you perceive as an acute flaw. You can't help yourself and you launch a not-so-subtle time management tip like, “better never than late!” or seemingly harmless advice such as “you know my mom used to fold laundry like this."
We are always on the lookout for places to apply our expertise, thinking if I can change one person for the better, then my work here is done. Many act on those needs through unsolicited advice, and others do nothing while they still think and plot.Read More >>
Lights! Camera! Purposeful Action!
How do you get results? Action.
How do you get the results you actually wanted? Purposeful Action.
There's a reason the director shouts, "Lights! Camera......." and does not stop there. And there is an implied "action" that will be tied to the script or plan. She does not want just any action. She wants specific purposeful action set in motion from the script.Read More >>
Your mission, should you choose to accept
A successful part-time baker entrepreneur and a large marketing firm have one major element in common: a well-executed mission. Your mission (purpose) will drive every business decision made by you and your team. It’s one part plan, one part purpose and one part magic. And don’t worry if you delay creating a mission and sharing it with your team. They will write one subconsciously all on their own and direct your business how they see fit, probably all in different directions.Read More >>
Awaken your Energizer Bunny
How wonderful it feels to leave on vacation: empty email, clear desk, laundry folded and bills reconciled.Read More >>
Tax mental preparation
'Tis the season for turkeys, toys....and taxes. Once all the celebrating/joy-to-the-world is behind you, it's time to switch focus from Father Christmas to Uncle Sam. And who is this Uncle Sam that is always wanting money anyway? Is he truly a metaphor for an 
irritating relative that is always in trouble and asking for money, or is he more like the insurance provider you pay into each month diligently, but hope to never use?
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