Pursuing the Impossible: Of Flying Red Convertibles and Life on Mars

By // Leadership, Let's Talk Business // 3 min read

Forget about thinking out of the box. Try thinking out of the stratosphere.

A couple days ago, billionaire Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched a rocket into space, the first time a rocket this powerful has been sent into space by a private company.

In a fun, creative twist, rather than the usual nondescript chunk of metal, the rocket carried Musk’s red Tesla convertible

. . . with a dummy wearing a SpaceX spacesuit strapped inside. 😉

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He suffered from S.O.S

By // Let's Talk Business, Productivity // 4 min read

As entrepreneurs, our greatest strength can also be our greatest enemy.

A friend and fellow entrepreneur (let’s call him Daniel) recently came to me for advice on setting focused, clear goals for his business.

He had so many ideas, and there was so much he wanted to do, but he couldn’t seem to get anything to the finish line. He felt like he was all over the place.

Basically, it was the typical story of every entrepreneur. I told him that he’s not alone—that he suffers from SOS.

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Do You Have These Four People In Your Life?

By // Leadership // 5 min read

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

By this definition, I think quite a few business owners would qualify as insane.

But in all seriousness—as entrepreneurs and business owners, so often we get stuck in our own ways of thinking, imprisoned in our own perspectives. Like spiders spinning the same web over and over, we’re unable to see a different way through our challenges.

If this resonates with you, then answer this: Who do you have in your life that you can talk with honestly and openly about your struggles in your business? Who do you have who can listen and encourage and guide you when the going gets rough?

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Delegation: Where Do I Start?

By // Let's Talk Business, Productivity // 4 min read

“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate,” famously said John C. Maxwell.

I’ve spoken to hundreds of business owners. And there’s one thing I see time and time again: What they struggle with most, and what’s holding their business back from serious growth, is not a lack of business skills or a faulty product.

It’s that they’re simply not delegating enough.

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Best Buy vs. Radio Shack: Why One Failed, and the Other’s Making a Comeback

By // Let's Talk Business, Marketing // 5 min read

A few years ago, investors and analysts had put brick-and-mortar companies like RadioShack and Best Buy on a death watch. There seemed to be no way they could compete against the giant Amazon—with its famously low prices, virtually limitless selection, and two-day delivery options—and come out alive.

Living up to expectations, RadioShack filed bankruptcy in 2015—and again in 2017, after a futile attempt at reviving itself.

Meanwhile, Best Buy managed to pull off one of the strongest corporate comebacks in recent history.

The question on everyone’s mind is, Why?

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