Business Ideas & Thoughts
My experience in starting and running a business has taught me a lot. Here are some of my thoughts from an entrepreneur, marketer, and business enthusiast.
Building Good Habits
Growing up I was the one that mom had to come in to wake up many times to get me to wake up for school. It was like pulling teeth to get me to study. I didn't like to read that much though my mother was an avid reader and had a vast library of classic literature. I...
Start Now!
Stop waiting! If you have an idea or a desire to go into business then you need to get started right away! There is no more excuses to wait. I want to encourage you to chase your dreams and go get after whatever it is that you desire. There is no better time to start...
Confidence Is Key
Last year I had the privilege to traverse across Zion National Park. This route is right around 50 miles if you include the 2 mile out and back to edge of Angel's Landing. What trip in Zion is complete without a trip to the tip of this epic landmark? So I accomplished...
Small Business Success
As I arrive into a new town and seek a place to dine I immediately hit Yelp to search for highly rated restaurants or diners. I enjoy good food and never like to go to a chain restaurant. I want my food made by a local and if locally sourced that is even better. They...
6 Tips to Zero Inbox
For a while now (like 2+ years) I have been sitting on chaos of email and had large amounts of unread messages and many that have been lost in the shuffle. This has been a huge headache, very frustrating and massively discouraging. Remember that day in art class in...
Building a Customer Included Business
A few?weeks ago I had the privilege to attend a marketing conference hosted by Experticity, a leading industry educational partner and set of tools. It was a great conference hosted up at the St. Regis in Deer Valley, Utah. This was a gorgeous setting and an excellent...
Inconsistency in Writing
Unfortunately this site is not a consistent mine of great things. Hopefully the infrequency that arises here has some value for you few that visit and consume the information that is here. Too often other things get in the way, whether it be business, family,...
A Horrible Candle-Snuffing Word
"Just a dog? Porthos dreams of being a bear, and you want to shatter those dreams by saying he's just a dog? What a horrible candle-snuffing word." J.M. Barrie Revisiting a great Jonny Depp movie, the biographical tale of the writing of Peter Pan, Finding Neverland, I...
Social Collaboration
A while back I was in a joint organization known as the Social Commerce Institute. Unfortunately this organization has disbanded, but not until after we had a good 12-15 month run of presentations, networking and great ideas shared. I would love to reorganize...