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Jeff • December 8, 2021

Let me say first that I am always in favor of advances in technology – as long as it is helpful – which in most cases, it is. But not always. The whole concept of electric vehicles sounds cool. I drove a Tesla electric car once and was blown away at the power and quiet ride. It has the feel of "being off the grid." But my engineering mind has always guided me to wondering if we are really any better off from overall energy use and pollution standpoint. People often forget that electricity is… read more

Jeff • January 30, 2019

Stay on top of your messages, reputation The smart phone and social media technology explosion was supposed to make our lives easier and allow us to be more efficient. It was supposed to make it easier to stay in contact with others. Your reputation is everything That is true to a degree, but the unintended consequence is that we are overloaded with too much information from our contacts. As a result, many people consistently lose messages, or fail to respond to important communication from… read more

Jeff • January 30, 2019

Success is knowing your numbers This may seem like a basic thing, but I am always amazed by the number of business owners who don’t know their own numbers. If you’re serious about what you do, and you want others to take you seriously as well, you need to know every financial detail about your business success. Not knowing some very basic metrics is the kind of thing that gets entrepreneurs laughed off the Shark Tank stage. Knowing your numbers is critical to you, too. Having a grasp on your… read more

Jeff • August 26, 2018

About 5 years ago, Graphic Connections Group purchased Mira Digital Publishing to expand our already successful book publishing division. We chose to keep the name in place so Mira authors could smoothly transition to the new ownership and parent company. This choice made sense and our book division is doing well. However, there are challenges to having a different name and it causes confusion and inefficiencies internally. This a decision we've made to better serve our authors and… read more