3 Reasons Why You Should Only Have One Goal The Rest of Your Life
If you don’t have a vision for your own life, you’ll become part of someone else’s vision for theirs. There is a lot of discussion about being intentional about living […]
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Time Away From Business Is As Important As Time Working In It
Surveys show 76% of CEOs, owners and founders don’t take time away from the business. The sad irony is that nothing will hurt their ability to grow a successful business […]
Riding a Bike In Tuscany Taught Me Why People Don’t Set Goals
“Are you lost?” “No, I just don’t know where I am.” I learn a lot riding my bike. We’re in Tuscany for a month and today was the sixth day […]
The 7 Deadly Words You Can Never Afford to Use
Words express our deepest beliefs. If you want a successful business or a great life, these words won’t help you get there. 1. Try (the uncommitted person’s word) “I’m going […]
3 Reasons Why One Company’s $70,000 Minimum Wage Hurt Everyone Who Got It
At Payment Systems, Inc., everyone now gets $70,000 a year minimum. But people are quitting, and others are sharing complaints heard in factories a hundred years ago. Shouldn’t everyone be […]
The Post Office Can (and Will) Sell Your Stuff, Even Before the Delivery Date
Caveat emptor. The U.S. Postal Service makes a profit from selling your lost stuff. It auctioned off $3,100 worth of my books before they were even supposed to be delivered, […]
A Business Plan Is More Likely to Hurt Your Business Than Help It
Not a single Fortune 500 was started with a business plan; not one. They understood that the second worst thing someone starting a business can do is create a traditional […]
Turn Everyone Into a Capitalist and Watch Your Company Grow
Turning everyone into a capitalist is essential for creating a Stakeholder’s culture, where everybody brings their brain to work and takes responsibility to build a great company, not for you, […]
Being Disciplined, Organized and Scheduled May Not Help You Be Successful
Companies without managers are the present and future of work. In the emerging work world of the Participation Age, the most successful ones will do away with managers completely. That’s […]
Everybody Should Play the Business Owner’s Game, Not Just Owners
Companies without managers are the present and future of work. In the emerging work world of the Participation Age, the most successful ones will do away with managers completely. That’s […]
