October 1, 2013
Details Are Important On Large & Small Things
We were in the airport in Bend, OR recently, returning from seeing one of my clients. As we waited for our plane, I couldn’t help…
September 25, 2013
Bad Communication = Frustration
I’ve been going through the wonderful experience of applying for a Rotary matching grant, for our Antigua project, in a new system. I’ve been our…
September 18, 2013
Reputation – Precious, Fragile and Valuable
To the surprise of nobody who drives, J.D. Power and Associates released a study stating that Prius drivers are the worst drivers on the road.…
September 4, 2013
Don’t Bumble Like the French
Over one month in the summer of 1940 the German military forced the French to surrender. Most people would assume that the German’s had a…
August 28, 2013
Don’t Just Watch Football, Learn From It
While on vacation earlier this month, a good friend of ours got us field passes to watch the Green Bay Packers practice. It was a…
August 8, 2013
Business Sellers – Learn From Home Sellers
Our son recently sold his house and while discussing and coaching him through the process a couple things hit me. Business sellers could learn a…
July 24, 2013
Sales 101 – Stay in Touch
I received a call from a salesperson at a company from whom I had requested information. We went over a few things, she answered some…
July 18, 2013
Young Entrepreneurship is Alive and Well
During our February Rotary project in Antigua one of the students, Andrew Nguyen, constantly had a portable speaker box with him. It turns out that…
July 10, 2013
Do You Really Want My Business?
We had a problem with a DVD that’s part of an exercise program we use. While the company replaced it, I decided we didn’t want…