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The Importance of Making Communication Personal

I once worked with a CEO that, regardless of what he did, was unable to elicit compliance from his team. Logically, he said all the right things and had the right goals in mind, but in practice, he just couldn’t get people do align with his decisions. He suffered from a problem that a lot […]

How Bruce Lee’s Fear Can Help You Succeed

Bruce Lee, one of the most well known martial artists of all time, had this to say about the opponents he most feared: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” Are You Practicing 10,000 Kicks or One Kick 10,000 […]

Numbers Don’t Lie but They Rarely Tell the Full Story

This morning I found out that I weigh the same as my personal trainer. We’re roughly the same height as well, and numbers don’t lie, so we’re the same, right? Well, almost. I’ve just got a little more…abdominal muscle. The fact of the matter is that I’ll probably never be as strong as my trainer. […]

To Succeed, Do Something Small Today, and Tomorrow, and the Day After That

We often believe that the key to success is making some massive change in our lives. It is possible to take significant leaps forward by taking massive action over a short period, but in the past forty-plus years, I have found another more natural path to success. Know what I think the key to success […]

Include This Investment in Your Retirement Plan

As a former bank director, I can name off the most common investments that everyone thinks of off the top of my head. Index funds, mutual funds, options, individual stocks, bonds, money market accounts, rentals, REITs, short & long term treasury bonds, CDs, ETFs…we could be here awhile. The Investment Many Miss But there’s one […]

Are You Putting Names Before Numbers?

One of the themes of our high school youth group this year is “Names before numbers.” What that means is we as leaders want to know each individual in the program by name rather than focusing primarily on getting more people into the program. It is nearly impossible for one person to remember every name […]

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How to Get Started as a Life Coach

Many of my coaching clients are people who want to become life coaches. It’s an appealing field, especially for older men and women who have a lot of experience to share with the next generation. The most common question I get is, “How do I get started?” While every situation is different, this article describes […]

Are You Investing in Your Career or Business?

Most of us contribute faithfully to our retirement plan each paycheck. But have you considered that there may be much better investment opportunities? The Math Behind Investing in Yourself Consider your career or business for example. The average income for a US worker is $908/week according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of […]

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Are You in Love with Your Business or Are You in Love with Business?

One of the members of a small business mastermind group I was running posed this question to the group the other day. “Are you in love with your business or are you in love with business?” That might seem like the same question, but the difference in those two statements is enormous. As a business […]

How to Create an Advisory Board for Your Business

If you look at any major public company in the world, you’ll notice one common thread. They ALL have a board of directors or an advisory board. Most have one board of directors and multiple advisory boards. The majority of companies start with a single person or a few individuals, the founders. These are the […]

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