Shifting gears: Selling a change in strategy takes vision and a plan By Janet Kidd Stewart Special to the Tribune Published May 16, 2006 After selling off their Elgin kitchen exhaust-system cleaning business in 2001, business partners Jean Jodoin and Chris Barry were ready for a change. They found plenty of it, switching to the [...]

THE DAILY MOTIVATOR Wednesday, May 17, 2006 The value of failure +++++++++++++++++++ Failure is a normal and natural part of achievement. When the failures come, learn from them and then move quickly along. Failure is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing that can happen is to let the fear of failure [...]

I received this email and felt is contained information that you would find interesting. It is  from Randy Gage. —————————————————————– Randy’s Rants —————————————————————– 7 Surefire Ways to Make Sure You Stay Broke 1) Take All the Free Cheese in the Mousetrap Believe everything should come for free. Don’t give the money back if the salesclerk [...]

The Rules for Being Human These rule are applicable in business as well as life. 1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a fulltime informal school called life [...]

“What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When [...]

Having a book published is the new business card. Having an MBA after your name used to open many doors but there are some many people with MBAs that it does not have the same allure it had just 15 years ago. Many people are looking for other ways to differentiate themselves from their competition; [...]

10 Things to Know About Reporters By Chris Thompson Edward Howard & Co. After 20 years as a reporter, I traded in my notepad to pursue other interests. The following 10 things about reporters were developed about 12 years into my reporting career. So this is written from the perspective of a reporter, not a [...]

AFTER-SALE FOLLOW THROUGH: A JUGGLING ACT THAT PAYS OFF The process of attending to established clients and winning new ones can appear to be a precarious juggling act. The juggler’s fear is that if any of those whirling balls drop, the act fails. The bad news is if the balls drop too often, the fear [...]

I teach a course that helps people create the life they want. When I received this email I wanted to share it because this is written in a way that is hard to improve on. It explains why, better than I could, your dreams can become a reality. Ron Finklestein 1. Establishing Dreams and Goals [...]