Technology has revolutionized the way we work and live, yet our physical work environment has stayed static. In a typical American office there are rows of cubicles and offices where employees and executives sit day after day in the same desk, at the same computer. Somehow the importance of our workplace environment has been consistently [...]

Are you tired of working for yourself…by yourself? Do you want your business to grow consistently and constantly? Are you ready to take your business to the next level, but are not sure how? “Partnering is the quickest, most effective way to re-engineer a business,” said, Curtis E. Sahakian, managing director of the Corporate Partnering [...]

“I am going to tell you this, but you have to PROMISE me that you will NOT tell anyone, because I just gave my word I would NEVER repeat this!” And so the story goes, in office after office, day after day. Gossip. It is not a modern invention. It has been around since man [...]

The “Golden Rule”, being nice and treating others how you want to be treated is one of the first life lessons we are taught as children. If this value has been carried over into adulthood, you probably think that being the nice guy can work to your advantage. How could it not? You are genuine [...]

Luck- we all want more of it, but don’t know how to create it in our lives. And yet, there are those fortunate few that appear to have “luck” following them around like a shadow. Sailing through life, success comes easier to them, they have fewer disappointments, opportunities fall in their lap and they get [...]

Whether you are a new entrepreneur, a well-established business owner or you’re just getting off the ground; one important factor in the success and growth of your business is attracting customers to your product or service. Without new customers and clients you will be hard pressed to see growth. Learning to “think like your customer” [...]

Words have the power to create or destroy. The way we use them determines the results they will bring. We repeat negative words concerning situations and events and consequently create more undesirable situations in return. As a child with an unsatisfactory grade on your report card, you thought to yourself, I am not smart. In [...]

Has your car ever gotten stuck in the mud? You press the gas pedal and the wheels keep spinning, but there is no movement towards making it out of the situation? The more we press the pedal, the faster the wheels spin and the deeper we sink! Most people in this predicament realize its time [...]

Every entrepreneur reaches a point where they know they need help. Customers need tending to, websites and social media outlets need managing, orders need to be filled, e-mails and phone calls have piled up. Suddenly your one-man operation is too much too handle alone. And so the dilemma arises, is now the right time for [...]

“Average people earn money doing things they don’t love. Rich people follow their passion.” As a child, we were all asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Now, even midway through a career, this is still the question in the back of many adult professionals minds. In a LinkedIn survey, roughly [...]

Is your life magical? If you took inventory of all the areas of your life right now: health, money, career, relationships, what would you find? Napoleon Hill often talks about the power of focus and how what we focus on is what we create. To that effect…what is “magical” or good in your life are [...]

“ I don’t really deserve this… It’s just a matter of time before I am found out… Someone must have made a terrible mistake.” Does this sound familiar? Despite paramount success, women experience nagging fear and self-doubt in today’s workplace.Forbes Magazine revealed the inner monologue of famous women you may know. Actress, Tina Fey once [...]

What if you started listening to your heart and started saying “Yes”? How might your life be different? Now this does not mean you shouldn’t keep your focus on your goals and say “Yes” to just anything. It means saying “Yes!” to opportunities, challenges, risks and requests that are presented to you that serve your [...]

Start-up business are driven by an entrepreneur or business owner’s focus and attention; much like parents nurturing their babies. Both invest in every milestone of their off-spring. The first six months “the parent” spends all their time fussing over the little things and may miss their babies take the first big step. There comes a [...]

If you have ever gone crabbing or watched the Deadliest Catch on television you have observed the “crab in a basket syndrome.” The crab basket is full to the brim with little orange-clawed crustaceans, each of whom is awaiting an inevitable death.  If you watch closely, you will see as one crab reaches the edge [...]

“Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. Both an asset and a liability, passion can be the driving force or demise in any business. Looking at a list of leadership traits, passion is ranked near the top of most and understandably so. Passion is an asset. It helps determine purpose, [...]

As a child, life is simple and full of endless possibilities. Dreams and goals are set based off of rampant imaginations not yet tainted by reality. With aging and adulthood, it becomes harder to dream. Knowledge gained through life experiences and opinions from family and peers build upon each other. We learn what we ARE [...]

  Whether you are trying to build a new business or client base, transitioning to a new job or even searching for a potential business partner, networking is the lifeblood of personal effectiveness and advantage. There is an old saying ” Its not what you know; but who you know.” Knowing why networking is important [...]

  Carpe Diem! Seize the Day! We have all heard it a million times, but I attest it is NOT cliché! So why is it that so few of us actually do seize the day? Perhaps this sounds familiar: “I wish I could but…” “There’s a better time, a different season, when things aren’t so [...]