Four Down… Another month is behind us. There’s just 8 months to go until 2012. It’s the perfect time to pull over and check your progress so far.Dig under the pile of papers on your desk and find your 2011 Business Plan. You did create a written business plan, right? Are you on track? Have…
As usual, another one of Seth Godin’s blog posts hit me square in the face. It seems that almost every time Seth writes something, he makes you stop and think. (and that’s usually a good thing) Sometimes he helps you dream. Sometimes he helps you question. Sometimes his posts spur you to take action. This…
Over the weekend I had my first opportunity to see the band Umphrey’s McGee. According to their website, Umphrey’s McGee was “founded in 1997 in the shadows of the Golden Dome of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Umphrey’s McGee soon made Chicago home base and set their sights on becoming one of the premier…
“I would like to start with something I have used in almost every speech, and this is, “paying forward.” And that is the thing that you folks can do with your great education for the rest of your life. Try to take that attitude toward life, that you’re going to pay forward. So seldom can…
One of my favorite books is a small, stock-stuffer of a book called Complete Live and Learn and Pass It On: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They’ve Discovered about Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. It’s got funny thoughts from a number of people but it never tell…
