Reputation Management? Let’s Be Honest

Just 20 years ago, a persons reputation was still key. If they lied, stole, mislead you, or didn’t keep their word, you (or your parents generation) would never go back to shop there, and neither would anyone else who found out. We had character as a nation. Now...

Human Economics: You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have

In life, there are many times that we see a person in need and want to help them. In those times we are filled with joy, peace, satisfaction, and love in doing so. Also in life, there are many times we see a person in need and feel like we need to or should help them....

More Weight! More Wait! When We Take On Too Much

Growing up about 45 minutes outside of Boston, it was often we heard stories of the infamous Salem Witch Trials. One such story that always stood out to me was the story of Giles Corey. You see in 1692 Giles was accused of practicing witchcraft. Whether he was...

How to Take a Compliment to the Face

If you’re like me, it wasn’t often that we received a compliment when we were growing up. In fact, quite the opposite. For years we heard about all of the things other people thought were wrong with us,  and because of that, like in all things, we got good...

Are We…Are We Distracted? How to Stay Focused

It has been said that the average person gets distracted from what they are trying to focus on every 11 minutes. Some studies even show this statistic to be as often as every 7-8 minutes. At one company, the average time I had between employees, clients, outside...