When my son was very young, I once lulled him to sleep by chanting, “I love to learn!” softly, over and over. It was my feeble attempt at using subliminal...
Success Strategies
The most reliable source of good new employee referrals is recommendations from existing employees… that is, if they’re committed to helping the business...
Today, as my motorcycle crested the hill above Camarillo, CA, a woman in the car next to me told me that I’d lost a saddlebag. Glancing down I could see it...
Once, in La Jolla, my wife and her sister were walking among the shops and they encountered Burt Reynolds, the actor from Smokey and the Bandit. He was...
Bit by bit over the years, I’ve been renewing and customizing my 2003 Thunderbird. I love this car! For me, it’s what Ford originally called the T-bird:...
Get Your Kicks on Route 66!
When I was 9 years old, my family made the classic American pilgrimage to California via Route 66, the Mother Road. This amazing...
“When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now…” That’s how Paul McCartney started his song, When I’m 64.
I’d revise it to read, “…any...
“Without reflection there is no true learning.”
— Kevin Buck, philosopher, author
Intelligence doesn’t serve us until we stop to consider what we’ve...
Do you think of yourself as a leader? It’s really helpful when you do, because, believe it or not, some people are watching you and following your...
When I grew up, it seemed that very disposable product was labeled Made in Japan or Made in China. If it was easy to reproduce or inexpensive, that’s where...
Leading a team of technicians and office personnel doesn’t seem to be directly related to winning, but a winning attitude and a winner’s discipline is...
Ask most people, “What do you do for a living?” and they’ll describe their job title. “I’m a salesperson,” “I’m a builder,” or, “I’m the...
For a lot of people who attend Expo, it appears that much of what happens in Vegas stays in Las Vegas. That may be reassuring for some folks, but for most of...
In real estate, they talk about the “highest and best” use of parcels of land. For example, a lakefront lot in a resort area probably isn’t well suited...
Dr. Spencer Johnson, author of Who Moved My Cheese? and co-author of The One Minute Manager , once invited me to collaborate with him on a new book titled Yes...
While teaching his grandson to drive, Jim discovered that many of the points that were important for a good driver also applied to running a successful...
The American Dream has always been about freedom and ownership. The Founding Fathers debated the following statement for our founding documents: “Life...
Former civil war officer and Baptist minister Russell H. Conwell was once asked to mentor seven young students who couldn’t afford college tuition. This led...
It was just a flow control valve. Not really a major part. I’d put the car in gear to back out of my garage and it would slip — a delay — not every day...
How many people work for you? About half of them.
It’s an old joke, but too often it truly is the case in shops around the world. We’re all employed at the...
