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The Grass May Be Greener on the Other Side of the Fence (But You Still…

It's been years since I mowed my own lawn. Why? I have been blessed enough to afford to pay people to pick up dog poop and mow my lawn. Common business logic tells us to focus on what's important. If you make $50 per hour and you can pay someone $40 to mow your lawn,…

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Elevating Your Content – Topic, Title… Then Tool!

Do you own a lathe? If you do, chances are woodworking is your hobby or business. Do you own a 3D printer? If you do, chances are you are in the manufacturing or design fields. I don't own either, but owning a 3D printer would be cool and give me status. But, I don't know…

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Are Your Processes Putting Progress in Purgatory?

Let's face it… procrastination and perfection have a purpose, but they pause progress. Progress is perpetuated by the processes you put in place. But all too often, we can put progress in purgatory by procrastinating or perfecting our processes. Do you know what phrase causes consternation constantly? “That's not how we do it here!” Purgatory…

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Show Us Your Why

I am sure you probably had a conversation with a toddler at one point in your life. It probably was something like this… Get ready, we're going to the store Why? Because we need food. Why? Because we are out of milk. I DON'T LIKE MILK ANYMORE! Why? Because it hurts cows. Why? (You get…

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Are You Whiffing the WIIFM?

When I say “Whiff” what do you think of? Are you imagining a baseball, moving at 100 mph, dropping out of the strike zone as the batter takes a swing at strike three? Or are you thinking of waking up, and catching the smell of BACON wafting throughout your living space? Have you heard the…

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It's Not What They Say… It's What They Do… CONSISTENTLY

One of the keys to success is consistency. That is true with business, sports, and so much more. I can tell you that shooting a 39 on nine holes of golf is a great score. Then when you shoot a 50 on the back nine (11 more and 14 over par) turns an excellent 9…

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