My friend Mike and I are birthday twins. Our birthday was yesterday (May 1). We’ve been friends for 22 years. We met when our first kids were infants, in a little play group. Over the past few years we’ve taken advantage of our shared birthday and celebrate together. We spent Sunday in NY City … [Read more...] about Don’t do it alone
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship: Communicate With Your Clients On Their Terms
I was walking my daughter’s 8-month old German Shephard along a path in a local park. Wow, did she see things differently than me! I started thinking about entrepreneurship and business, and the prospects, and the customers we take along paths. We take them along a path through our website, through … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurship: Communicate With Your Clients On Their Terms
Get Out!
It kind of ended up being a three-day weekend, and a lesson in productivity coaching for me. At some point, late Friday morning I found myself uninterested in what I was doing. I felt like I was pretending to work. An hour went by, and then two. I realized I needed to stop. I got up from my desk and … [Read more...] about Get Out!
26 years later
This past Friday was Paul and my 26th anniversary. Like many couples, we went out to dinner. Unlike other couples, we brought our family along. Paul and I have always believed that our anniversary is bigger than just the two of us. It’s about the lives we’ve created and the lives we touch, ever … [Read more...] about 26 years later
Soaring, drowning and golf
An experience is more important to me than a thing, and virtually all of my experiences teach me something about running a business. When Paul asked me what I wanted my response was simple. I wanted a family vacation. Last week we took all three kids, and Sammi’s boyfriend, Todd, to Arizona. We … [Read more...] about Soaring, drowning and golf
VIDEO: Business Lessons from the Trail
Do you like everything to be just right before you get started? I am a “fair weather runner”. By fair weather, I mean the temperature needs to be between 57 and 73 (Fahrenheit) with low humidity. The problem with this is that conditions are rarely perfect. Which has a direct impact on how my … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Business Lessons from the Trail