April 25, 2018
Football and Business – Cut To Thrive
For sports fans, and especially reporters, spring is a busy time of the year. Baseball season is starting, March Madness, NFL free agency and draft,…
April 11, 2018
Find People Who Accept Advice
The NFL combine is going on in Indianapolis as I write this. It’s where the best college players gather with team representatives to show off…
April 4, 2018
Get More Done By Doing Less
On January 13, 2018 the Wall Street Journal published an article by Morten T. Hansen titled, “The Key to Success? Doing Less.” It’s in the…
March 28, 2018
Break Through the Noise
I had my annual client breakfast in February. My guest speaker was Aaron Blank, owner of The Fearey Group, a Seattle PR firm (www.feareygroup.com). His…
March 22, 2018
Faking It Doesn’t Work
My wife and I are big fans of the show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives with Guy Feiri. In late 2017 there was a spin-off show,…
March 22, 2018
Tax Law Confusion
As I write this I have just sent my CPA a note asking if they’re sending out a summary of the new tax law and…
March 22, 2018
Refresh Relationships – In-Person
The New Year is a time of refreshing (and it seemed a lot of people kept refreshing the first week of January and then it…
March 22, 2018
Timing is Everything – Proven
On December 30, 2017 the Wall Street Journal featured a column by Daniel Pink, How to Be Healthier, Happier and More Productive: It’s All in…
March 22, 2018
Taxes, Deficits, and the Future
I just received a notice on my phone from the Wall Street Journal saying the federal deficit this year will be $984 billion. I majored…
March 22, 2018
Integrity and Relationships
I was reading an interview with a noted Seattle real estate developer and when asked about what he learned from his first mentor he stated…