Business owners are drawn to marketing ideas like a moth to a flame. It feels like the one piece they need that will finally complete the puzzle of their business. Great marketing is the holy grail to hungry, struggling businesses.  Most business owners have said something along the lines of: “If I just had some […]

The most memorable lessons in perseverance and persistence are not stories from history books but from the events that play out in our lives.   I got a great reminder of that on July 13, 2014. At 6,500’ elevation, the lake water in Montana rarely gets above 70 degrees on the surface.   On this mid-July Sunday, […]

As I write this, I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to work out my schedule for the next few weeks and get everything done. We’re going on vacation – and this summer for the first time in a very long time, we’re planning on taking 2 full weeks (According to Joe Robinson, only 14% […]

If your company doesn’t have a handle on getting paid in a timely way, chances are your business will eventually fold, regardless of how great your products or services are.   That was the next message; #4 of 5 on the handwritten outline, thoughtfully drafted by a senior peer of mine at a time when failure […]