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The Entrepreneur’s Credo

Posted by on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Categories:
A tribute to the American entrepreneur!

Close your eyes…you will see

Posted by on Friday, October 16th, 2009 Categories:
I was made aware of an extraordinary YouTube video from Pantene from Indonesia. You must take 5 minutes out of your busy day and watch it. Definitely not your traditional advertisement! Please let me know what you think.  Do you see why your ads that just tell people what they already know about your business don’t [Click Here]

Busting Through Without Hurting Yourself

Posted by on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Categories:
While researching martial arts, more out of curiosity than anything, I learned an intriguing concept regarding the ability to break boards and bricks with your bare hands.  When aiming, don’t aim for the brick.  Aim for the space below the brick.  Stopping your vision at the brick prevents follow through and invites you to stop [Click Here]

Hey, this Social Media Stuff Works!

Posted by on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Categories:
Once again I was welcomed back to the office by an unexpected surprise via an email message from a local business owner inviting me to an event.  This person learned of one of my particular interests through a social media site, and reached out to me.  The fantastic thing about it was I was planning [Click Here]

100 Day Finish Strong Challenge – Days 1-5

Posted by on Monday, September 28th, 2009 Categories:
As promised, I am attempting to keep myself accountable by sharing my experiences in the 100 Day Finish Strong Challenge. Today is Day 5, and today’s challenge is to examine my results during the first 4 days. Honestly, my results are a bit thin to date.  I should have suspected that I would need some goals to [Click Here]

100 Day Finish Strong Challenge – Bring It On!

Posted by on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Categories:
In an earlier blog entry, I spoke of setting goals. Well, I’ve decided to put my money where my mouth is and lead by example. I have decided to accept Mr. Blair’s 100 Day Challenge and will be blogging about my progress.

Walking Into the Fire

Posted by on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Categories:
A example of how courage can propel a company to success in the midst of a recession. MTD Products didn't opt to live in fear, but to live in spite of it.

A Tribute to a Man Worthy of Respect

Posted by on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Categories:
As most of you already know, actor Patrick Swayze recently passed away after a 20 month battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  As a child of the 80’s and early 90’s, he was one of my favorite actors and appeared in several of the most popular films of that era: Red Dawn, Dirty Dancing, Ghost, and Road [Click Here]

Determination

Posted by on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 Categories:
I’ve read more than my share of motivational books, sales & marketing books, business books, inspirational books, etc.  My first was by Zig Ziglar, and my current favorites come from Simple Truths.  This morning, as I was checking my Facebook account before work, one of my friends, Ann Marie Quertermous from Word Marketing posted a quote from [Click Here]

Online resources courtesy of Tre LLC

Posted by on Monday, August 31st, 2009 Categories:
I recently received this blog post via email from a local company whose goal is “to assist innovators with every aspect of their vision.”  This comes from Tre LLC, which is owned by Bruce & Mindy Duncan. I hope you enjoy it and find it as useful as I did!

Does Your Print Vendor Care About Your Success?

Posted by on Thursday, August 20th, 2009 Categories:
The recent popularity of digital media advertising sources has been partially driven by the availability of easily collectable and highly relevant data.  While this is essential information to obtain, the print industry has its own tools for providing advertisers with vital intelligence to help them maximize their return on investment. Anytime you consider advertising in print, you must be [Click Here]

Action vs. Results

Posted by on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 Categories:
“People don’t rally around actions…they rally around results.”  This profound comment was recently posted by Jason Griffin, Associate Partner at Word Marketing via Facebook. Jason and I are friendly acquaintances, and I was a regular listener to his former radio program.  I have great respect for his opinions and talents.  In a follow up conversation [Click Here]

Is That WD-40 in the Cooler?

Posted by on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Categories:
If you haven’t done so, I would encourage you to visit www.shakespeares.com and sign up to receive their “Pizza E-mail letter of news and coupon receiving.” Kurt and the crew have cooked up another stellar idea known as “The Ultimate Shakespearience.”  In short, you and 5 friends get to have a pizza party in their kitchen [Click Here]

And I, I Took the One Less Traveled By…

Posted by on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Categories:
Twice in the past year I’ve had an epiphany about the need to get back into good physical shape.  Yes, that’s right…I have to have two epiphanies to get it through my thick skull.  The first happened while holding up a shirt in front of a mirror at Macy’s during the Christmas season.  My first [Click Here]

Million Dollar Stimulus Package

Posted by on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Categories:
Driving in to work this morning, I saw something that made me smile.  Looking out over the hillside, I saw the morning sun shining through a valley of trees.  A delicate early morning fog was beginning to lift.  It was striking.  It looked like something Hallmark would put on a greeting card.  Right here in [Click Here]
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