There’s always a reason. We never do anything in our lives without a reason. No matter how small and seemingly insignificant it is, there’s always something driving us to act. For those of us running a small business, there’s something pushing us to do what we do. We’ve just got to be clear on what our reason is; what we’re …

Most of us understand that education is necessary if we want to succeed. If we spend time to learn something that’s valuable, then, through our acquired knowledge, we become more valuable. We go to school to be able to get the degree, the skill, or the job that we want. But, what happens once we’re done, after we’ve achieved our …

Have you ever been to a restaurant where the menu was 17 pages long? Doesn’t it makes you wonder how they can pull off all those different dishes? At the very least, it makes me wonder where the hell are they storing all that food! Why would they do that? Why would they offer so many choices? It certainly doesn’t …

What if, just this once, we took that chance? What if, just one time, we threw caution to the wind, stopped doing the automatic, mechanical, pre-programmed things that we feel like we need to do every day, and did that one thing we’ve been thinking about? We stopped doing what we have to do and did what we really want …

We all hope that our business (and our lives) will run smoothly, 100% of the time. But, we know that’s not going to happen. Eventually, things are going to happen. Stuff’s going to break. Shit’s going to hit the fan, and we’re going to have to deal with the aftermath. While having to fix things will often be a headache, …

Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance. Seth Godin Why do we do it to ourselves? Why do we constantly undermine our efforts? Why do we keep beating ourselves up over something that may never happen? We likely won’t ever experience the horrible things we’re worried about. We may never have to worry about all those bad things happening. Things likely …

We hear about them all the time: the businesses that become an overnight success. We all want that: to be one of those overnight success stories. We want to start something new and be the talk of the town the very next day. Instant gratification. It’s how we do things now. At least that’s what we think. The reality is …

We all start our new ventures (be it personal or professional) as a failure. We don’t know what we’re doing. We don’t know how to do it, and we don’t know who we’re supposed to be doing it for. So we try to figure it out. Over and over again, we try new things. And over and over again, we …

The only lasting truth is change. Octavia E. Butler The market we work in is constantly changing. The businesses that can’t change with it fall by the wayside. We’ve got to keep up with the times or we risk becoming yesterday’s news. We’re now living in what some people call the Experience Economy. Simply stated, this means that the experience …

The longer we work at something, like our jobs, the more proficient we become. We learn all the ins and outs, and it’s often said that people like this could do their job in their sleep. We’re knowledgeable, and can spout off the jargon of our industry with the best of them. We speak the language of our business. But, …