Greetings from the Mt Shasta. I’m reviewing some issues for upcoming blogs. Does your company (do you?) have a list of principles by which you stand for in the running of your business? Try these on for size and or create your own is you don’t already have some. Business Principles 1 We operate our […]
[Continue reading…]The Personal Inventory
July 15, 2013 by
Personal Inventory In this series of blogs we have been looking at personal development…building your interior resources so to speak. Since YOU are the one who is in charge of and responsible for the business I recommend that you take a personal inventory at least once a year. There are four health categories to consider: […]
[Continue reading…]Motivation vs Motivation
July 8, 2013 by
Why do you do what you do? Motivation is understood to be the ultimate motive(s) behind your actions. When I think about what motivates me I start with a list that might look like this: enjoyment, fulfillment, make others happy, make money, be healthy, be a good neighbor, be a good citizen etc. All very […]
[Continue reading…]Money and You
June 30, 2013 by
Cash flow is king It’s said that money is the blood of a business. But it takes blood, sweat, and tears to start up, run and succeed. If you are the one who started the business then you are the one ultimately responsible for making sure that cash is flowing. Of course, we mean flowing […]
[Continue reading…]The Trouble with Money
June 25, 2013 by
The Trouble with money What are you worth? What will people pay? The Trouble with money My Dad said, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” Most parents have ways of saying no to the requests of children by giving them one a liner that may in some way make sense but are more a like Zen […]
[Continue reading…]Being successful continued…
June 17, 2013 by
Staying on course. Mindfulness in business Being true to higher values No way around Practicing Mindfulness in business So we have been leaning about breathing and how it will help you be effective/real in your relationships. We previously talked about leaning to be still. This leads to the much written about concept of “mindfulness”. Mindfulness […]
[Continue reading…]Being “REAL” in Business
June 11, 2013 by
Where does ‘real’ come from? Tune up your ‘BS’ meter. Being ‘still’ is a start—here’s how. Are you for Real? We all like to think we are being real…as if that’s the only way to be. The reason we may not always be real has to do with our personal history, our upbringing, the traumas […]
[Continue reading…]The Art of Being Real
June 3, 2013 by
Last week I was pointing out that being real with yourself, your employees, your customers and your vendors would move you toward success. Some have asked “what is ‘being real’”? That could be a trick question. Since I’m not the arbiter of what is Reality for you it would be tough to say how to […]
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