T.G.I.M.!

Another Monday rolls around. Does that make you happy and excited, or bummed and bored? I know that you probably have heard this before, but, if you don’t like Mondays, try missing one! (In other words, every Monday is fantastic compared to being dead.)...

T.E.A.M.

I want to talk about the word Team. It means different things to different people. I know that the word has been overused the last decade or so in business: “Teamwork makes the Dream work”, “She is such a Team Player”, etc. In the Network...

Character

Let’s talk briefly about Character. I have heard it said that, “Reputation is what others think of you; Character is what you really are.” On more than one occasion I have wondered what someone else was thinking when I observed what appeared to be an...

Best Practices

As many people are starting their own businesses here at the beginning of the year, I thought I would discuss some Best Practices of home-based businesses. First, I would strongly suggest that you commit to building your business for one full year – without...

CEO: YOU

(For business owners, or potential business owners.) How does it feel to own your own business? You do realize, don’t you, that you are the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of your own business? That is both the Good News, and the Bad News. Yes, it is great that...