Until recently I was a hardcore how-to reader, spending time inhaling nonfiction.  Why waste time on made-up stories when how-to do everything is indexed neatly in the library?  How-to books make you smarter. They break things into steps even a monkey can do! They strip away narrative and serve up facts gathered from lifetimes of [...]

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After reading countless stories about deals that fell through -  I want to share with you a famous story that I resented reading, but in retrospect have found comforting.
Ping - A Frog in Search of a New Pond by Stuart Avery - tells of a frog who needs a new  [...]

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If falling in love with the people with whom you work is a crime, I want to be guilty.  I’m an unashamed fan of work well done, inspired leaders and motivated people.  Awe, to me, does not go with shock, it belongs with words like brilliance, trust, accomplishment and courage.
Love and Profit, written [...]

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Whether we turn left or right, veer, maneuver or align, right now the challenge is to keep the faith and shoot in the right direction.  The code of the road is experiment, develop - innovate, try AND learn. Thanks to Erin Shakoor of Shakoor interior design, I discovered a writer worth [...]

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I was taking a Wiki class from Jean Pickering of the Tektite Group and she asked an essential question, “Why would someone come to your website?” And then she asked, “And why would they return?”
That got me to thinking…about how much more work I have to do- and how that work [...]

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In reading Impossible Thinking published by the Wharton School, their business model of change is neither a blind leap nor in the dark but rather a measured shift -  parallel paths of two existing ideas followed purposefully through a fog of exploration until one path outpaces the other and allows you to let [...]

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When you look at the media empire of Oprah, like her or not, the leadership of Obama, the purpose of Kashi, the popularity Yoga & why charity is prized - it’s all about leading with your heart.
Companies that are built on purpose began with ideas generated from love, concern and innovation.   Having just [...]

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Of all the business books I’ve read on starting and growing an entrepreneurial business The Knack by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham is the most valuable resource I’ve found.  In fact, it’s so good it ought to be  required reading.  Why?  Because it illustrates, examines, guides and enlightens you on the process and  [...]