Vegging Time
What a great weekend this has been for just mindless activities and some not so mindless. We’ve often heard people say they work hard and play hard. For me, it’s also veg hard. I love sitting on the deck and reading; sometimes even napping. This weekend I watched...
To Niche or Not to Niche
First of all, what does it mean to niche? Does it mean you have a unique selling proposition (USP), yes? Does it mean you can only have one market, no? Too often people think that if they find a niche market that they service they can’t do anything else. The key is...
Time, where is it?
Yes it’s Thursday and my blog usually goes out on Mondays and yes I started one, but. You guessed it other things got in the way and before I knew it it’s 4 days later. So here I am writing a new blog; I’ll save the started one for next week. I am writing about...
The power of human persistence
I just got back from DC. I was fortunate not to have been in the devastation of NY and NJ. Having grown up on the east coast I had forgotten the power and fury of a hurricane and combine it with a full moon for high tides and a lower jet stream for cold and you have...
Tell me a story
In the last blog I talked about knowing your “why”; today I was reminded about storytelling at http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130802112108-7374576-this-will-be-the-1-business-skill-of-the-next-5-years Storytelling has been around for centuries. It is...
Teams 5 steps to Success
College football is winding down the NFL is still vying playoff positions. Have you ever watched kids on teams? It’s especially interesting to watch the younger ones as they learn how to work together and rely on each other. If you have ever studied teams you have...
Target, a great name!
I have recently been doing more presentations and consulting in the area of target marketing, which I have fun doing, and I realized what a perfect name Target is. Let’s back up a bit and talk about target marketing. It has 2 components, demographics and...
Summertime, summertime….
Kids are getting out of school and the lazy hazy days of summer begin. We remember those bucolic days of just lying in the grass and watching clouds go by, enjoying the camaraderie of friends exploring new places and creating new ways to play. What does this have to...
Succession Planning
I saw this article and it is a perfect preface to the issue of succession planning. New Study Indicates More Than 50% of CEOs Cancel Strategic Initiatives Due to Lack of Workforce Talent In these competitive economic times when companies are looking for global growth,...
Speed Kills
Ok so maybe that’s a little too dramatic a headline. How patient are you? Do you get frustrated when your phone or computer takes several seconds to respond? When was the last time you called someone who didn’t have voicemail? How willing are you to do the work that...
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