As the holiday approaches and more importantly the new year the rush to find the ideal gift and influence a bit of preparedness for the new year is a common dilemma. I was just scouring my Google Analytics and found a consistent search over the past few days was people looking for gifts for their business partner. I find this fascinating that people are looking for the best gift they can find for their business partner because it … [Read more...]
10 Reasons To Be An Early Riser

I have always been an early riser, even when I was a kid. Now, I don’t mean a 5:00 a.m. early riser but 6:30am – 7:00am -- without an alarm clock. You just wake up and your body tells you it’s time to get up. You have had enough sleep and now it’s time to get vertical and do SOMETHING. This carried through to my college days and certainly now as I am in my middle 40’s, I rarely sleep past 8:00 a.m. even if … [Read more...]
Establishing Your Values In Life

The first step in designing the next 5 years and beyond is to establish some values in your life. Here are some questions that will help you identify some of these. I would suggest using a journal and getting serious about this work. You should be journaling everyday. It is a way to keep track of your thoughts, ideas and goals. It also serves as a tracking of how you are improving. As time goes on you can look back … [Read more...]