LATEST FROM MY BLOG

September 28, 2020

Take Radical Responsibility & Own Your Life.

Last week, I made a focus on accountability. This week, I’m shifting a little bit- to personal responsibility. It’s time for some real talk. Some of you might feel I’m a bit brutal, but I think it is necessary. Here’s the thing you are responsible for everything in YOUR life. […]
September 20, 2020

Modern Accountability

Modern accountability: an oxymoron or secret sauce for productivity? Many times, especially in modern business culture, the word accountability sends faces cringing and eyes rolling. People tend to associate the word “accountability” with the term “micro-management.” If you’ve ever been in a meeting where the boss or team leader mentions […]
September 15, 2020

When Life Knocks You Down…

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”—Dale Carnegie If you are alive and breathing, it is inevitable to go through a valley in your life. If you haven’t gone through […]
September 1, 2020

Welcome the Weird of COVID-19

Did you go to a New Year’s Eve party to ring in the 2020 new year? Or maybe watch the ball drop in NYC? People were bursting with excitement for a new decade. The memes full of hope and joy, and people seemed unified in the desire to kick 2019 […]
August 26, 2020

Don’t Let a Moment Ruin Your Day

This week’s blog post topic came to me over the weekend when I *almost* let a small moment ruin my entire day. So, this is also self-talk, as a reminder. What do I mean when I say, “stop letting a moment ruin your entire day”? Let me set the stage […]
August 17, 2020

Lessons in Integrity

As a business owner, and also a Dad, there is something I find myself saying and thinking often. In business, success has followed me… along with failure. You see, one thing is for sure: there are many ups and downs when it comes to leadership, entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and even friendship. […]
August 10, 2020

Talking to 25-Year-Old ME

My son, Alex, just turned 25 this week, and so perhaps this is one of the reasons I am reflecting on myself at age 25. There are so many things I’d like to tell Alex and Jake, but advising my sons, especially at age 21-25, tends to fall on deaf […]
August 3, 2020

5 Ways to Be Like Edison and Musk… and Me!

Being a business owner and entrepreneur, I face a different series of challenges each day. From managing a remote sales team to staying connected to my business partners with thousands of miles between us, communicating and dealing with customers, and all the things running a business involves. It is a […]
July 26, 2020

Having Self-Discipline is Like Eating An Elephant.

Do you have self-discipline? If the answer is no, or maybe, you are letting all the good stuff pass you by- your precious time and potential. Self-discipline is learned by intentionally focusing on something despite attractive distractions. Self-discipline is learned by intentionally focusing on something despite attractive distractions. People will […]
July 15, 2020

Are You Relying On Your Wishbone???

I just finished up having an interesting conversation, and it made me recognize something, and I thought I’d share it with you. When I tell you about this conversation, you are going to think I was a little harsh! You’re going to be shocked at what I said to the […]
June 30, 2020

People Should Meet My Expectations

How’s that headline to catch your attention? Actually, I was sorting through my ‘old’ youtube videos and came across an oldie but goodie on “Do You Expect People to Fit Your Idea of How They Should Be?” and it is still relevant today, 5 years later. Especially during the “age […]
June 22, 2020

Having Multiple Business Partners Can Be Magical

I decided to write this post because colleagues often ask me how I operate a business with not one, but two business partners. It’s hard enough having one business partner, let alone two, but I have to tell you our business relationship has been magical. Our friendship is more like […]
June 16, 2020

How To Have A Remote Sales Team (You Don’t Need To Babysit)

When I was on a call today, a question about our sales team came up. “How did you build your company using a remote sales team and do remote sales teams work?”.  “How did you build your company using a remote sales team and do remote sales teams work?”.  The […]
June 8, 2020

Avoid a Culture Crash During COVID-19

I want to take a few minutes to share with you something that makes me very proud. Ever since COVID-19 started, there’s been a lot of uncertainty in the marketplace. People are not sure what’s happening and what’s going on. There’s a lot of confusion and panic going on. At […]
May 6, 2020

5 World Changing Entrepreneurs

Do you remember what inspired you to be an entrepreneur? For me, I always felt something inside of me, driving me towards creating my own businesses. Even before I really knew what I was doing, I took chances, trying to make my entrepreneurial ventures into successes. And pushing me forward […]