Articles on: Inspire

Great Fictional Quotes for Business

My daughter shared an infographic of great quotes with me created by Cornerstone OnDemand.   It is 42 fictional quotes from the big and little screen that were not only powerful in the scene, but often inspire us on a more personal level.    The infographic grouped the quotes into 5 different categories.  All of them are […]

Business Lessons from Mike Sweeney

Picture from Pine Tar Press On Saturday Aug. 15th, 2015 Mike Sweeney became only the 29th Royal to be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame.     In an era where we often are challenged to find professional athletes who qualify as role models, Sweeney has always left no hesitation (well, there was that “one time in […]

5 Quotes on Business…from Signers of the Declaration of Independence

This 4th of July, the United States celebrated its 239th birthday.  Hopefully you’re reading this with memories of holiday weekend filled with fun and some relaxation with family and friends and no trips to the emergency room. In honor of our founding fathers we thought we would share a few timeless quotes that apply to […]

A Universal Top 10 List to Improve Your Business

As humans we are all more productive when we are in a positive state of mind.  You are more productive in your business when you’re experiencing positive emotions than when you’re feeling negative emotions.    At some point you have probably heard (or experienced) the phrase “We are on a roll” because of a series of […]

What? How? Why? And the story of your life…

The story of your life (so far) is what it is.  As a business owner or leader you have made choices that have created the path that leads to where you are at this point in time.  It’s your story and in that story, your Why exists…and it turns out that your “Why” is the […]

What are you grateful for? 14 Things I’m Grateful for in 2014

I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately on what it takes to be happy and successful (not necessarily the same things by the way…). It’s interesting that one of the ideas that keeps coming up is the importance of consistently and authentically practicing gratitude in your life. (As an example, it’s physically not possible […]