The other day I met with a potentially strong networking partner that works in an industry that parallels mine. He is a very active “go-getter” who is cordial and a professional person, and being the ever diligent networker, I asked if he would be able to grab lunch and chat about working together. [...]

If you’re struggling with methods and techniques to help you become more competitive and bring more revenue to your bottom line, consider doing something that almost nobody would do - ask your competitors for help. Now obviously this is a tricky road, after all do you think Coke has conversations with Pepsi on how [...]

What does opportunity look like? If you’re like a number of would-be entrepreneurs you don’t know. Why? Because we aren’t taught to know what to look for in school or by our parents necessarily. Opportunity is sometimes so vague that some wouldn’t call it that but others can turn something so [...]

When my wife and I got married several years ago, one of our biggest goals we put down on paper was to work where we wanted to live. When I originally wrote those goals, I imagined living on the beach listening to the waves crash on the beautiful white sands of Florida. [...]

I recently had a conversation with a friend about bottled water. When I was a kid, the idea of buying water was ridiculous. Why would you pay for something that came out of your faucet? Who would do that? Today, the market for this silly idea is somewhere between $50 and $100 [...]

“When one door closes, another door opens; but we so often look for so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” - Alexander Graham Bell

Have you ever read an article about somebody who was successful because they were born into wealth or they were at the right place at the right time? A Greek shipping tycoon that is worth billions and started with millions from his father? A couple of guys that were able to create an [...]

Be careful crossing the street. Chew your food throughly. Don’t do that, you could get hurt.
We are raised to avoid taking risks. How many times in life have you been told to not take risks by your friends and family? As well intentioned as they may be, if you decide to become [...]

The things people complain about never fails to amaze me. They complain about their jobs, finances, and lifestyle and yet they do nothing about it. My theory is that we’re just comfortable enough to keep us from really reaching our full potential, and so it goes that employers pay people just enough to [...]