In a business damages trial a number of years ago, the plaintiff was answering questions with a lot of conditional phrases, like if, and but, and however. At the conclusion of his cross-examination, the defendant’s attorney said the following: If “ifs” and “buts” were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas! The judge immediately […]
May Day, May 1st, was Friday, on the calendar, at least. And I did something I don’t think I’ve ever done. I took the day off and treated it like a Saturday. The idea is not original, but what I can say about it is that I feel great. See what I did and ask yourself if would be a good idea for you too.
Last week, I spoke on Unlocking Private Company Wealth before three audiences in New York, Philadelphia, and Las Vegas. My two key takeaways from the trip were referrals to two resources Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk, “Start with Why” and Brian Moran and Michael Linnington’s book The 12 Week Year.
Recent surveys suggest that a large number of Americans and baby boomers do not have wills or a healthcare proxy, and often wills lag personal situations and desires. Conversations can be difficult, and the difficulties of an already difficult situation are compounded. However, unplanned situations happen. Consider these steps to do something, providing structure within which you can work.
As optimistic business owners, we tend to think that bad things happen, but to other people. So we wait to do things we know we should do. Financing that is readily available today to accomplish diversification objectives may not be available tomorrow. This can happen because of adverse events at your business, changes in the availability of financing, or both. Don’t wait.
CARRY is a simple reminder to do a few little things when you have the opportunity, making a difference in your business life.
Little things in our lives can have big consequences. Who would have thought that the position of my wallet would cause such trouble?
On a recent business trip, I encountered a hidden up-charge on my restaurant bill. Here’s the story as well as the moral of the story.
Do you know what a Visible Expert is? Do you want to become one? A new book by Lee Fredericksen and two colleagues at Hinge Marketing provides insight into personal and firm growth in the various professionals services fields. There’s a little surprise in this post.
Meeting my goal of 50,000 steps over the Labor Day Weekend is a good thing. There is, however, a greater lesson. The focus of short-term goal setting is what many of us need from time to time to be rack through the clutter and clumsiness of daily life. Lots of your important but not urgent projects also cry out for intense focus at the right time. We just have to plow through the clutter of our daily lives and focus on what’s important. I’m not naive enough to believe that we will do that all the time. However, I know from infrequent periods of intense focus that the benefits far outweigh the costs. Have an important task that you know really needs to be done and you keep putting it off. Stop today. Set a short-term goal. Let your activity on that goal crowd out those things that always get in the way, and just do it.
