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Fattening your Bell Curve
A silver lining moment has occurred as a result of the Covid-19 shut down. In trying to “flatten the curve,” our government shut down our...
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May 10, 20202 min read
The Silver Lining Principle - Revisited
A few years ago, following the BP Oil Spill, God sent an inspiration to me in the form of a beautiful sunset on the Bay of the Holy...
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Mar 23, 20203 min read
Why you need John Wooden and Stephen Covey!
“Things turn out best for people who make the best out of how things turn out.” – John Wooden John Wooden shared this gem in his book,...
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Aug 22, 20152 min read
The Spread Offense in Your Business
Football dominates my home state of Alabama. The big debate is whether a traditional power like Alabama can continue its old school style...
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Sep 10, 20142 min read
QR Books – The Next Big Wave to Catch
Do you love to stay informed on the best thought leaders as well as find time to review the classic literature in your field? Successful...
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Aug 18, 20141 min read
What I Learned Vacationing in National Parks
Driving into Las Vegas to catch our return flight was shock therapy to get my head out of vistas and back toward the “real” world. If...
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Jul 5, 20133 min read
Polar Bear Planning
Having put together my annual plans for making 2013 my best year ever, I decided to jump-start my progress. Some opportunities are just...
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Jan 1, 20131 min read
Voting and Business
A quote on iPhone from my yet- to-meet friend, Brian Tracy, got me thinking. “We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty...
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Nov 6, 20121 min read
Preparing for the Other Season
1) Have you identified your EMT, emergency management team? Who will be on it and who will be responsible for which actions? 2) ...
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Aug 24, 20121 min read
Joyfully Losing Our Net Worth and Finding Our Real Worth
Follow me on this: Houses have never appreciated, they have inflated. When you sell your house, try buying a nicer house for the same...
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Jun 13, 20122 min read
Learning to not Compete
As a former racing sailor, the analogy made sense. My first race in San Francisco Bay, in a competitive Soling fleet, found us tacking to...
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Apr 17, 20122 min read
Connecting with Your Customer
The way people look for, and receive, information is dramatically changing. TV and telephone have been replaced by texting and apps. Look...
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Mar 19, 20122 min read
Metric Failures
KPI taught me a lesson I still apply today. The less you understand about a problem the more information you request. The more you know...
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Mar 4, 20122 min read
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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Feb 25, 20123 min read
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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Feb 7, 20122 min read
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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Jan 25, 20121 min read
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