Fresh out of Suzanne Ross’s Communication Class – juiced with the skills to precisely define my company – I went home to write. At a certain point, I thought – “This is tough! Let’s get to know Suzanne better and see what she says about HERSELF.” So I hopped over to her website. Check point [...]

Moving into new digs I had a list of basics to get and have ended up with the crock pot instead of the alarm clock. This is going to be a problem tomorrow when I need to be up at five. This got me thinking about how I’ve consciously avoided certain necessities.  How I’ve prioritized [...]

Nancy Sharp, CEO of Food for Thought gave us some strong entrepreneur advice last night.  She’s built a company from Zip to $25 mil in revenue.  Here are a few key points. 1. You have two choices. Lay down or get up. 2. Own your confidence – if you don’t believe in yourself no one [...]

I have lots of conversations with entrepreneurs and realize the way we frame questions to ourselves determines the direction we’re heading in. If, for example, you are asking yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen? Can I possibly end up in a double-wide?” This is the wrong direction. It’s not IF you will succeed that [...]

I emailed Les Brown and asked him to speak at Big Ooga. I was shocked when the phone rang a few minutes later. “Hello, this is Big Ooga.” “Hello, this is Les Brown.” I must have been drinking the motivational Kool Aid when I reached out in the first place. “Why not give it a [...]

We have an incredibly important Big Ooga meeting coming up August 2nd and I’d like to tell you the story. When CFO-Pro, John Lafferty joined Big Ooga I checked his site and called his references. They were SO glowing that top business people said they could not have succeeded without him. Soft spoken, knowledgeable and [...]

It’s ironic to me that the qualities we need to be successful entrepreneurs are seemingly at odds with themselves. I’m going illustrate my point by selecting just a few of our ironic traits and encourage you to add to this list. Resilience Resolve Openness Strategic planning Efficiency Time management Flow Connectedness Solitude and reflection Study [...]

In recessionary economics lack of demand drives companies downward. Yet we have such an enormous demand in the entrepreneur sector it’s nothing short of a boom. Entrepreneurs demand their own survival. Not kinda sorta… we HAVE to have it. We don’t just want success, we need it, can’t live without out and will work insane [...]

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If your website needs a redux and you’re disgusted at the prospect, shift your thinking to a dynamic mindset. You’re a recovering captive of the past process. Moving on is easier and more painless than you think. Your website was designed with yesterday’s knowledge in yesterday’s context and the time and money you spent got [...]