The Crap-O-Meter

Have you ever seen a movie where they show the ships radar screen? The principle on which radar operates is simple. It sends out a short pulse of radio energy [...]

Never Say Never

Always be open to receiving information or new ideas.
You are an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs build and innovate while others repeat the mantra, “I could never do that”.
Case in point:
“Inventions reached their limits long ago and I see no hope for further development.” - Julius Frontinus
How about this one:
“No flying machine will ever fly from New York [...]

Ten Bullets for Increasing Velocity

Several months ago I was introduced to a gentleman named Larry Brauner. Larry is very good at networking through social media and in talking with him I knew immediately–he should be blogging. After a couple conversations he took my advise.
Recently he wrote a post called 10 Simple Success Strategies.
Acquire mentors. The most successful people know better [...]

Welcome to the Frozen North

Well, the saying is true.
Time really does fly when you are having fun.
I returned home from my vacation on Monday at about 10PM, got settled in and was in bed by 2AM.
The trip was fantastic. Tom went out of his way to show me around Daytona Beach and some of the surrounding area. I had [...]

They Want a Hole

You Are Mistakenly Peddling Drills
“Nobody who bought a drill actually wanted a drill. They wanted a hole.
Therefore, if you want to sell drills, you should advertise information about making holes – NOT information about drills!” - Perry Marshall
I remember the first time Tom stated this very revealing quote to me. Like most people, I laughed. [...]

The World Traveler Sets Sail

Mother cracks me up.
The other day, I called her to talk for a bit.
Instead of her usual ‘you could call or visit more often’ speech right out the gate she greeted me by saying: So, how is the world traveler?
I just laughed and told her that wasn’t quite accurate, not yet.
That was a couple months [...]

Take Me With You, He Said

“I’ll carry your luggage,” he said, with a great deal of plight in his voice. “You won’t even know I’m there.”
I could do nothing but laugh.
“Come on, take me with you!”
That scenario has played out more than a few times as friends and family alike have been notified that I will be on a cruise [...]

Quotes Worth Repeating: John Wooden

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” - John Wooden
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Why Don’t Resolutions Work?

Happy New Year everyone.
Typically this would be the time I’d talk about resolutions and offer some advice in regards to making them stick. However, over the last few months I’ve come to a realization.
We have traditionalized resolutions to the point of making them without any kind of commitment. This haphazard decision making leads to forgotten [...]