When is it time to move on? I received this question from a friend last week. She had an extremely difficult time with a client, and she was at the end of her rope. The criticism stung – worse than losing money. She wanted to know if her business had reached a peak, and now […]
Word of the Year Update: decisions & responsibility.
I’m a process person. Typically, I need time to process my feeling and thoughts on a subject. Kia sent me a post from The Happiness Project on the subject of Drift several weeks ago. I’ve looked at several times knowing I like it, but not really sure why. Finally, I noticed this definition from the […]
I dare you. Make a list.
In yesterday’s post, the August edition of Ask Joy, Joy Vertz responded to a question about how she has been able to continue to run a successful business in a down economy. Her #1 response was “Have a positive attitude.” In fact, she said it may be the most important element in keeping maintaining and growing […]
What I learned from Entourage about fear.
I love Entourage! Okay, I have to be honest; I’ve never Entourage. I’ve never even looked at a portion of a single episode. I know people love it, and it’s the quintessential ‘guy’ show. I guess I’ve missed out. I did listen to an interview with Doug Ellin, the creator and writer of Entourage. I […]
We all have ’em. Are you showing yours off?
As small business owners, husbands, wives, parents, sons, daughters, best friends, organization members and more we all have our share of difficult problems, set-backs and struggles. Let’s call them dents. Many times these dents we cause ourselves (stupid mistakes, anyone?) and other times they happen to us – powerless to do anything about it. The […]
Are Times Tough? pt 2
Kia and I are currently on vacation with our family. I have prepared a few new posts, and I’m mixing in a few old posts to highlight. This is part 2 of a post from the old spa Blog in February 2011. I seem to have a theme of “hope” going now. This fits in […]
Bounce Back (do you have it?)
Failure hurts Kia just told me about 3 photographer acquaintances from different parts of the country who are having major financial problems. A couple of them may have to close their businesses. When she told me, I went through a range of emotions – shock, concern, worry, and relief (that it wasn’t me) just to […]
What to do when a dream dies.
As a kid I loved baseball. You might assume that soccer was my favorite sport growing up. I do love soccer, but it wasn’t my first love; that place was reserved for baseball. I remember lying in bed each night tossing a ball in the air dreaming of being the next star of the KC […]
What you can learn from my success (and failure).
I reviewed Jim Axelrod’s book In the Long Run on Saturday. I wasn’t expecting much out of the book, but I came away with three points that really impacted me. The value of a father. Success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A don’t quit attitude can take you a long way. This […]
Word of the Year update – Happy Independence Day!
Word of the Year background It’s been about a little over a month since I’ve posted about my word this year – Freedom. In case you haven’t been following that long here are several posts you can check out to see what I’m talking about. The Beginning Nike Commercial Open Space March Update. It’s the […]
