Don’t You Just Love a New Year!
January 2018 Thoughts That Count: “Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.” — {Carl Bard} 76650953 – empty highway leading to the mountains through the desert against the upcoming 2018 new year at beautiful sunrise. success concept. Spread the love
Be Grateful!
“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.” — {Donald E. Westlake, Author} Spread the love
3 Ways Market Research Drives Revenue
Vikas Mittal is a Professor of Management at the J. Hugh Liedtke Business School at Rice University. His recent article, 3 Ways Market Research Drives Revenue, published by the American Marketing Association is worth reading. He details the three different ways market research and analytics improve sales, margins, and EBITDA: 1. Market Research Directly Increases Sales 2. Investments in Analytics […]
It Takes What It Takes…
Thoughts That Count… Nick Saban, Alabama Head Football Coach, provides an interesting look at how he views the price you have to pay to be successful. “The fact of the matter is, if you want to be good, you really don’t have a lot of choices, because it takes what it takes. You have to […]
Keep Moving Forward…
Some great advice in business and in life is to keep moving forward and don’t worry about past mistakes. In fact, check out this quote: “Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.” — {Aubrey de Grey, Author and Gerontologist} Spread the love
The Road to Character
“When most people think about the future, they dream up ways so they might live happier lives. But notice this phenomenon. When people remember the crucial events that formed them, they don’t usually talk about happiness. It is usually the ordeals that seem most significant. Most people shoot for happiness but feel formed through […]
What to Post?
By now you know the importance of having a LinkedIn presence for your company, but still might be struggling with what to post. Click here to see what four different companies are posting and find tips to engage as well as grow your audience. Spread the love
Great Business Tip!
On a recent vacation road trip from Texas to South Carolina, we ran into some car trouble along the way and were forced to find the nearest car repair shop. The place we happened upon looked like the last place you would think to look for some business insight. But there on the wall was […]
Give Up Your Excuses
A while back I ran across an article outlining the 13 things you should give up if you want to be successful. The following quote caught my eye regarding excuses: “It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but how you play the hand.” — {Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture} Click Here to read all 13 […]
Your Finest Moment is Around the Corner…
“Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” — {M. Scott Peck, Author of “The Road […]