Just Do It.

Simple processes, blocking, and tackling is the smartest way to market your firm.

(and…when I die, my headstone will have a giant check mark on it.)

I’m always amazed at the bureaucracy of some organizations, large or small. Some call it “analysis paralysis” but it’s really just people being afraid to make a decision, pull a trigger on a project, or just not wanting to get something done for some reason.

How to Diagnose What’s Wrong With Your Business

Over the years, I have met a lot of entrepreneurs who have been frustrated by low profits, lack of growth, or the stress of the never-ending demands. Many struggle with all three. While every business is different, there are common denominators. In fact, I believe there are 10. The tricky part is that failing to have a handle on just one of these areas can result in mediocre performance, a stressful existence, or ultimate and intimate failure. That is one reason the failure rate for small businesses is so high (here aresome others).

7 signs of a dysfunctional company

I was just reading about how Barack Obama and George W. Bush are the most polarizing presidents of the past 50 years, meaning they had the largest gap in approval ratings between democrats and republicans.

Some think there’s a chicken and egg aspect to the question of which came first, our divisive leaders or our divided nation, but I think it’s entirely a function of leadership. If Obama and Bush were effective leaders, the nation wouldn’t be so divided.

10 Reasons You’re Not Reaching Your Goals; Or, What I Learned From Writing A Really Crappy Novel

I hit a big goal of mine – finally – just before 2011 ended. I finished writing the novel I began five or so years ago. When I say finished, however, what I mean is that the very first, very rough draft is complete, ringing in at just under 80,000 words.

Know how that novel got written? One single, small word at a time, with lots of mistakes along the way. I learned what not to do, and through that, I learned what works.