Playing It Straight in a Crooked World
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Categories: Uncategorized
I tend to optimistically believe in the inherent good of every person, but know that unfortunately we live in a crooked world. Greed, power, inexperience, or sometimes just plain carelessness will cause a person to act in unscrupulous ways. Fear can cause normally good people to make character decisions that disappoint. Fear can also flame [Click Here]
Pizza and Crocodiles
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Categories: Uncategorized
As a self-confessed marketing & advertising junky, I love learning about unique ideas that help businesses become successful, especially small businesses! There are many lessons to be learned, and some of the greatest innovations are nothing more than ideas that have been taken from one industry, refreshed, and introduced successfully in another. For example, drive-through [Click Here]
Mad as Hell, Not Gonna Take It.
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Categories: Uncategorized
What is it that children have when they’re, say…less than 8 years old…that we as adults could use? Stuff like courage and persistence for starters.
My kids know, that no matter how many times they ask me for a cookie before dinner and no matter that I repeatedly say no, there’s always the possibility that something [Click Here]
Sparky’s is Still Open
Posted by Jonathan Sessions on Friday, October 30th, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
In this weeks edition of CBT Tracy and I wrote about Sparky’s homemade ice cream. While speaking to an unidentified Sparky’s source this evening, I wanted to confirm Sparky’s will not close November 1st specifically, but rather at some point this fall as the weather dictates. Sparky’s will then reopen when the temp warms back [Click Here]
Busting Through Without Hurting Yourself
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
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 Joe Schmitter on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
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 on [Click Here]
Walking Into the Fire
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
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.
Gunslingers and Grapefruit
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
“There are no bad prospects, only bad salespeople.” Or so David Sandler used to say.
I beg to differ. I have, on occasion, run across a prospect with the personality of a grapefruit. In those cases, you have a few choices: you can either continue on, hoping to change things as you develop some sort of [Click Here]
Short Term Gain vs. Long Term Survival
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
Over the last several years a recurring thought kept surfacing in my mind about the constant focus on quarterly profits. So many companies were, and still are, obsessed with how much money they are going to make in the short term. Don’t get me wrong, I am a capitalist through and through, but something about [Click Here]
What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Friday, July 24th, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
I recently read a post on a real estate forum to which I subscribe and felt a need to share the thought with our readers on the CBT Blog Page. Thank you to Alice Leeper of Re/Max Boone Realty for bringing it back to my attention. You would be well advised to heed her advice.
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Business Lessons from the Gridiron
Posted by Cathy Atkins on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Categories: Uncategorized
It’s no secret. I’m a huge sports nut. There isn’t much about athletics that I don’t like, except for maybe the fact that active participation is requiring more Advil for me than it used to. So when a business client said that it’s more difficult now to “get the ball to the end zone” than it used to be. [Click Here]
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