Turn Away Prospects

by | Nov 17, 2009 | Business

One of the hardest lessons to learn in business is that you do not want every sale, deal, project that comes your way.Some aren’t worth the trouble. Some aren’t worth the money. Sometimes you just don’t like the people you’d have to work with....

Passion Smassion. Have Fun.

by | Nov 8, 2009 | Business

I read Seth Godin’s post today which essentially says it’s the ideal time to follow your passion. Maybe. Seth goes on to remind us that we need to abandon the idea of making our fortunes while following these passions. That I fully agree with. Few...

Reich’s Law of Business

by | Nov 4, 2009 | Business

I posted this on BizPhyZ.com but wanted my readers here to see it….Murphy’s Law: Anything that CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong.Let’s talk about this. Most people take Murphy’s Law too lightly. They see it as a sort of humorous expression about...

What is Your Advertising Dollar Buying You?

by | Nov 2, 2009 | Business

When you spend on advertising or marketing (they are different things), what do you expect in return?When you advertise for a return, you’re wasting your money. That’s a short-sighted approach. Spend $5,000, get $50,000 in sales. Great plan. But it seldom...

Experience

by | Oct 22, 2009 | Business

Let’s look at your experience. Perhaps you think it’s time for a big promotion, more responsibility or maybe it’s time to move on to something bigger and better.Your experience will be the first thing considered. When you started your current...

You’ll Never Get There from Here

by | Oct 21, 2009 | Business

It’s so obvious I hate to even write this. But alas, there are people who still don’t get it.If the guys in this boat are not working together, the boat will go in circles—or maybe it will go nowhere.Someone wants to show that they are the...