Teaching the Teacher
The course offered through a community college failed to attract enough students to “make” its March schedule. Unlike businesses, schools...
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rick13714
- Feb 27, 2012
- 2 min
The Lifetime Value of a Mentor
In my entrepreneurship course tonight we focused on the lifetime value of a customer. Lots of lightbulbs went off and even managers of...
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rick13714
- Feb 26, 2012
- 2 min
The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be
So why is worrying about the future such a big industry when the answer has been there for thousands of years? Before I forget, Eddie...
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rick13714
- Feb 25, 2012
- 3 min
Talking Heads Change vs. Core Values
Running or swimming provides me a forum for thinking through nagging problems in my head. This morning the change vs core values issue...
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rick13714
- Feb 22, 2012
- 1 min
What I am Adding for Lent
We know the subconscious mind is an incredible gift from God. It moves us toward our goals and dreams even when we are sleeping. Like a...
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rick13714
- Feb 21, 2012
- 2 min
What Was I Thinking?
Having moved past the half way point of life, I find this statement refreshing. Now that I understand how the universe gives us what we...
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rick13714
- Feb 21, 2012
- 2 min
Playing your way onto the bus
I also noticed that everyone’s true colors came out in a game of Mexican dominos. Some people love to win as long as they see a way to...
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rick13714
- Feb 7, 2012
- 2 min
Marketing in the Bazaar World
Thinking about Godin’s “Weird” analogy and Friedman’s earlier book, From Beirut to Jerusalem, I had another weird thought. In comes the...
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rick13714
- Feb 2, 2012
- 1 min
Stretching vs. Stressing
Stretching actually energizes me and while I do look forward to a weekend break, I am mentally excited. The problems I deal with are all...
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rick13714
- Jan 31, 2012
- 1 min
Watching the Land Move, Sailing Toward My Goals
When I sailed in San Francisco Bay we often found ourselves sailing into or against the currents. Looking at the race buoy, we would...
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rick13714
- Jan 30, 2012
- 1 min
Fighting the Dream Stealer Drug
Waiting for my friend’s son to come out of practice, I had a minor relapse of radio and discovered the current political campaign had...
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rick13714
- Jan 27, 2012
- 1 min
The 80/20 rule or why the rich get richer
Part of my job is to bring quality training to my local business market. For our tourist based market, the Disney Institute’s one day...
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rick13714
- Jan 26, 2012
- 1 min
What I Learned Today at the end of an 18 hour day!
Part of my goal setting/time management workshop included the productivity tip from either Dale Carnegie or a chapter in Og Mandino’s...
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rick13714
- Jan 25, 2012
- 1 min
Creating Your Future in a Weird World
Seth Godin believes Weird, as in individualism is cool, has replaced Mass, which is fitting in. Mass is based on selling average...
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rick13714
- Jan 8, 2012
- 2 min
Spiraling Into Control
My I-Spiral Ever found yourself overwhelmed with so many things to do that even the act of writing them down seems monumental? I did last...
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rick13714
- Oct 26, 2011
- 1 min
Meditating Out of the Recession
Price still has a unique role in our market. We continue to connote price with quality. American’s are in love with Apple and Apple’s...
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rick13714
- Oct 3, 2011
- 3 min
Golden Rule Management
Almost eighteen years ago, Dr. Stephen Holoviak, published Golden Rule Management . Dr. Holoviak, a professor at Penn State University-...
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rick13714
- Sep 7, 2011
- 3 min
Business Coaching, Who needs it!
Why is something that is so obvious so hard to grasp sometimes? When I mentioned casually to group of friends watching a golf tournament...
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rick13714
- Mar 29, 2011
- 4 min
How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change a Person?
I love what I do and hope you do as well. Whether it’s coaching, teaching, facilitating, or consulting, the opportunity to help people...
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rick13714
- Dec 1, 2010
- 4 min
The Road To Joyville
The day has arrived for you to depart. You’re finally ready to head out or, in some cases, re-head out into the world. Your whole life...
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