Living In Arizona: Is SB1070 A Good Thing?

Digg DiggI wouldn’t consider myself a very “politically active” person, but recently the topic of SB1070 has come up and unless something happens will soon go into law. Right or wrong, good or bad, like it or not — it was eye opening to see the information that this documentary provided. From Hidden Cameras on [...]

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Darin Persinger: As Good As Gold

Darin Persinger: The Best In The Business Have you ever wondered what made up a good coach? What was the difference between someone who could really help you realize bottom-line-improvements vs. just another bag of hot air? You are not alone. I have often wondered what makes a great coach when it comes to productivity [...]

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Susan Baier: You Should Be So Lucky

Susan Baier… If you Googled “Susal Baier” and came upon this post, you should be so lucky. I will tell you the truth. Like no one else will… or at least like she won’t. If she has even casually mentioned that you could be so lucky to hire her to help you figure out whatever-it-is-that-you-are-trying-to-figure-out… [...]

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Lori Gilson: Amazing.

Looking for more information for some reason about Lori Gilson? She is amazing. And if she has applied for a job with you for whatever reason, don’t just take my word for it, I have a number of people she has worked with who can back me up. If you are a boss of something-or-another [...]

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Bucket Dippers: Can You Take Out More Than You Put In?

Chances are, somewhere along the path of life you have heard the phrase: In life, you can’t take out more than you put in. Heck, they even teach it in Kindergarten these days – the other day I heard my 5-year-old say: Mom, Sam is being a bucket-dipper! And when I did a double-take, I [...]

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Landon Donovan: The World Was Watching

When preparation meets opportunity and the world is watching… People make videos like this. Thanks Landon.

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It Just Plain Hurts

I grew up playing in these woods that are on fire. My heart hurts to watch this – more than I can put into words.

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What Motivates People At Work?

Someone has said it better than I ever could. Way, way better. My version was the 2-4-6-8 version. This version? The rest of that story. Well worth the 10 minutes…you’ll see.

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Being Authentically Great: It Is A Matter of Life or Death

If you are authentically great at something, people will put up with a lot of your personal quirks… if  you solve their pain. If you are the worlds greatest brain surgeon and I have a brain tumor, I could care less what you look like, smell like or sound like… I want you cutting my [...]

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When FUD becomes FUDGE

I travel. Sometimes, I travel a lot. And when it comes to the ins-and-outs of hauling my carcass from city to city – I have learned a thing or two. So when I come up against a bright and shiny, newly-trained, cross-selling boy scout car rental clerk, it isn’t very often that the grizzled road [...]

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Customer Stealing: Steal Customers From Your Competition

If you are in business and have brick-and-mortar locations, you can’t afford to ignore something called “location based marketing”. Location based marketing will evolve into many things, but something that business can use it for right now is… Customer Stealing. That’s right – you can use applications like Foursquare to literally steal customers from your [...]

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10 Signs You Are Leading From The Back

If you are managing a small organization of people and are not leading from the front, logic dictates that you are leading from the back. And if you are leading from the back… enjoy the perceived cushy ride it while it lasts. Chances are you are on your way out unless you learn how to lead from [...]

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Leading From The Front

Is your management style to lead from the front or lead from the back? If you have a small group of people to manage, chances are that the only effective management strategy is to lead from the front. And if you don’t lead from the front? Someone else will. Have you ever heard any “business [...]

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Justin McHood: Search On

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What I Learned On A Mormon Mission: Part 2

Going on a Mormon mission when I was 19 was one of the better things I did in my life. I learned a lot and met a lot of great people. And when you go to Boise, Idaho on your mission, it is safe to say that I had a much different experience than some [...]

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What I Learned On A Mormon Mission

Many of you who know me know that I grew up a Mormon kid and went on a Mormon mission when I was 19. Heck, most of you actually make fun of me directly and say stuff like “Dude, you are like the only normal Mormon I know!” And looking back at it, I can [...]

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I Love Justin Bieber (And You Should Too)

Justin Bieber brings a great message to people who are thinking of starting their own business… just do it.

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I Used To Work In Call Centers

I used to work in a call center and I have a Kimber .45 and a Concealed Weapons Permit to prove it.

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Go Play In Traffic

Have you ever been hit by a car? I have. And I have the brain damage scars to prove it. When I got hit by a car, I was almost the same age as my youngest child is today. Six. And at the time, it didn’t seem like it was such a big deal. Even [...]

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