DIY and Fail
- February 26, 2014
If you ever watched cheesy Saturday afternoon B movies featuring the Hydra—the many-headed mythological sea serpent—you’ve seen an image of…
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What can you learn from Bill the Bull?
- February 25, 2014
Bill the Bull stares at me with brown glassy eyes. He sits forlornly in the middle of a large, padded…
Read MoreOn being spontaneous … with Polar Bears
- February 17, 2014
“It’s 46 degrees!” Joe squeals, on hearing the weather report. (To the extent that a grown man and former champion…
Read MoreWhere’s ‘some happy’ in your business?
- February 3, 2014
The article screams “ICU Nurse Finds Joy (and Money) Launching Skin Care Line!” Alright, maybe it doesn’t scream, but it…
Read MoreWhat I learned from a lobster
- January 18, 2014
“We’re like lobsters,” said Nancy. “If we don’t grow, we die.” Nancy and I are at a speaking workshop in…
Read MoreWatch Your Language!
- December 13, 2013
When you go to a networking event and someone asks, “What do you do?” what do you say? Do you…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Business Plateau Syndrome
- December 3, 2013
“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’.” “It takes a village.” Or my favorite, “You don’t sharpen a knife against a sponge.”…
Read MoreThe Multiplier Effect… and how it affects your business
- November 25, 2013
Author and entrepreneur Michael Gerber was quoted as saying, “Businesses fail not because their dream is too big, but because…
Read MoreIndependent Contractors are Raising Red Flags
- November 17, 2013
It’s no secret that governments (Federal, state and local) are strapped for cash. One of the ways they’re seeking to…
Read MoreWhat Are You Grateful For? (Don’t Be a Turkey!)
- November 15, 2013
“What are you grateful for?” I ask that question in my pre-Thanksgiving issue of All Systems Go! I said: I’m…
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