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It's Friday and most of the world is checking out. These days, with the connected economy, it's not much of a work day. But it's a great ritual every week to line up your next week. So, here's a little strategy you
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I saw this t-shirt at one of my son's track meets. That does sum things up when it comes to the playing field of life and business. I don't have much sorrow for talent that doesn't work hard. And I love the overcomer that
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My clients and friends know that I beat that mantra, "Most things don't matter." One area that this particularly applies to is vanity metrics. These are the stats, conversions or data that simply do not matter or are too cluttered to manage towards the one thing
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The amount of information that flows into our lives is bewildering. The continual ticker tape of news feeds and stock prices in the old days pales in comparison to every person getting their own say. It's so easy to push out a post or have an opinion and
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"The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways." ~ Robert Greene Things work ... until they don't. We bought stories previously that made sense. Advertising works because people pay attention. A horse and buggy is the way to travel. Everyone should
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I enjoy drama, action and suspense when I watch a movie to relax and let my mind and emotions wander. However, I don't find heroics and craziness entertaining or useful in business. In fact, my goal with entrepreneurs and business owners is to build a boring business based
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As work relentlessly gets democratized, it's hard for people to get formal training that was once consolidated within large industrial companies. The internet does continually grow with knowledge and content and this should suffice to educate everyone. But it's hard to make sense of all the
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The best laid plans will not work out. We don't live in Eden. We live in a world where there are good intentions, but life gets in the way. Things go wrong all the time. And for the entrepreneur, the person pioneering on the frontier of ideas and
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"If you are not authentic and passionate about what you do, someone who is will overtake you effortlessly." ~ Raj Rawat Drifting is a sad existence. You go through the motions and live an unfulfilled life. You're not only robbing yourself of great possibilities in this extremely
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When you are not getting the results you want, is it better to try harder or diversify your options? While there are myriad circumstances, when the law of averages governs the game you are playing, more options, attempts and scenarios can be a strategic move. Instead of working hard on
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I have always said, "Good agreements make for great relationships. Bad agreements make for bad relationships." And having done many deals over many years, I can see where I have had a profitable and fun relationship when there are explicit expectations. And when there has been innuendo or
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I cannot overstate the value and pleasure of an unburdened life and clear mind. It's too easy to overcomplicate our lives with so many things that simply do not matter. I have observed the reality that Robert Ringer puts forth about human nature: Human beings, by nature, tend