As we head into Labor Day, let me ask that we stop blaming the working people for all the woes of business.

I'm sick of handing over our manufacturing base to China because our "labor costs are too high". 

Nonsense. 

We are addicted to low quality, cheap junk. Americans want everything and we want it cheap. China produces the crap we want at a cheap price. Okay, I get that. But look at the huge price we are ...

I was unfriended for telling someone what I'm about to tell YOU. Maybe you too will unfriend me. 

Here's one of the most important tips you'll ever receive. Only a small fraction will do it. Maybe 1% of those who read this. Maybe fewer.

Look at what you are good at or perhaps even just average. Now, immediately go to work on getting better at those things. Read, study, experiment, work, struggle---whatever it takes to constantly get ...

What's the outlook for the rest of this year? Next year? Beyond? Will the economy contract further or enter a real recovery period?

The answer to these questions may be up to us.

I believe we are approaching a tipping point, not in a Malcolm Gladwell sense where sufficient momentum is reached to push mass in a particular direction, but rather as reaching the sharp edge of a wedge. 

Simply, once we reach this edge we can tip ...

If your business is not doing as well as you know it could be doing, even with this economy, what's the problem? How can you improve your business?

Start by asking yourself these questions:

Why should a prospect choose your business over the ever-growing list of alternatives?

What does the customer get from your business they will not get from your competition?

Be honest about the answers. Don't say things like "our service is the best" or "we offer ...