When you’re trying to make big changes, personally or in your business, they can often be overwhelming.  In fact that’s why a lot of New Year’s resolutions fail – they’re too big to tackle all at once (and more than likely there are too many of them). Pamela Slim, who has a great blog at […]

Probably because it’s the new year, but I’ve been seeing a lot of sites and articles focused on the idea that the best way to change is develop new habits. Once you get to the point that you no longer consciously think about something it becomes ingrained into your life.  And if you consciously choose […]

           Photo by .Bala  You are a fantastic small business owner! You’ve got a great product that people need.  You know how to deliver the product, you know the industry, you know how to help people solve problems – ultimately you deliver value. You’ve been to training, maybe you’re certified, you know your product or […]

Here’s to wishing you and your family all of the best during this holiday season! May your family be happy, healthy and safe.  May your business be prosperous and fun. Best wishes and looking forward to 2008. Shawn Kinkade   www.aspirekc.com

Photo by Hamed Saber I’ve been thinking a lot recently about a workshop that I’m pulling together that will help small business owners build on their success.  As you know, running a small business is really complicated. There are a lot of hats involved.  Marketing, Sales, Finance, Leadership – and that’s just the stuff you […]

My friend Terry over at Powercore (nice new website by the way!) passed along a great article on Innovation.  Apparently in Japan it’s not just the trains that are super crowded, it’s also the grocery stores.  And in those crowded stores they don’t have room for watermelons…unless somehow…they can stack them! So they developed square […]