I spent the weekend in Utah; most of my time was in Park City, but some in Salt Lake City. It has been 13 years since I was last there and it, like me, has changed. There are however, some thing’s that are the same. I...
My mother worked as the Assistant Director at a Daycare for about 25 years. It became clear to me that she has a gift with children, and also a passion for them. My family believes that kids are treasured resources, and of course, with my mother’s...
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...