My youngest stepdaughter plays volleyball. Her team was recently in a tournament and although their level of skill was at par or in some cases, above the competitions, they struggled on the court. As a spectator it appeared as though they just couldn’t get their...
So, I tell people I like change, well, I tell people I like change in my professional life. And I do, I’ve become accustomed to change professionally, but admittedly, am less of a fan of personal change. I also know that I like change when...
I call it the Breaking Bad theory – where a series of decisions produce a compound effect similar to inflated confidence or ignorant faith leading to an attitude of contrived invincibility. Becoming Heisenberg Like many others I watched the series Breaking Bad, and I not only...
For the past six years I have been involved with the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and their annual awards show and music festival. In 2014 I performed an Event 360°Analysis. The analysis is intended to gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses...
I am a fan of Oprah, more so as I unravel my (hopefully) constant evolution. She seems to have a knack for communicating things or asking questions that I am intrigued by, and she interviews people I would love to have coffee with. Yesterday I...
Have you ever been the victim of a credit thief - someone who takes wide sweeping credit for things they did not actually do, and then they try to use that as a platform to create other opportunities. So essentially, they misrepresent what they have...
It was an interesting week last week. I find that with each contract, and each client I learn. I learn more about myself and more about what kind of clients I not only want, but like. But can you fire a client? Should you consider...
It's that thing, that thing when as a small business you are faced with the question - "do you cut your rate to get the work?" I am fairly certain that businesses run into this all the time. In fact I had a very similar...
We all operate on information, we make decisions based on information that we have or that we gather. We react to things, comments, and situations based on what we believe we know in that moment. We often, and I suspect by nature, disregard what other...
This morning, like all of you, I learned of the passing of David Bowie. And perhaps, also like many of you, it caused me to do two things; feel sad, and feel nostalgic. I started to think about Bowie’s music and its connection to moments...