2019

Jeff • December 11, 2019

Our society largely teaches young people that if you want to be a success, you have to go to college. I would argue that although going to college is a good thing, it takes a lot more than that to become successful in your career. Yes, college is a ticket that you are required to punch to get most jobs in the corporate world, but that is only the starting point. Once you are in, then it is all up to you to excel. If you look at the majority of successful entrepreneurs, you will find that almost… read more

Jeff • November 20, 2019

I saw an interesting post on Facebook recently that made a lot of sense. It pointed out how warped some of our thinking is. If you tell people ”I just graduated college with $100,000 in debt,” people celebrate. Mention ”I just got married and spent $10,000+ for one day,” and people celebrate. Share “I just got a loan for $400,000 to buy my first home,” and people celebrate. Say “I just got a loan for $40,000 for a new car,” and people celebrate. That’s $550,000 in total debt you just racked up,… read more

Jeff • November 13, 2019

If you watch the news, it seems like every day we hear more and more about how the “cyber police” are censoring content or telling you what you can and cannot do. What and how you post to online social media is also under attack. You have Google and Facebook censoring conservative or “offensive content.” Recently a dentist was banned from Facebook because his ad showing before and after pictures of teeth violated their advertising policy. You are not supposed to show before and after pictures… read more

Jeff • November 6, 2019

How much time do you spend in meetings each week? Are they unproductive? Are there people attending who do not need to be there? Are they too long? Are they unorganized and run inefficiently? According to the Harvard Business Review On-Point, Winter 2018, corporate executives spend an average of 23 hours per week in meetings vs. 10 hours in the 1980s . 71% of these people agree meetings are unorganized, inefficient and keep them from getting work done. The rationale for all this wasted time is… read more

Jeff • October 16, 2019

When you hear of a business that has an incredible success story, it is common to assume that they must have a better mousetrap. They must have come up with some amazing new product or service. Yes, that is true in some cases. But there is another method to become wildly successful that is often overlooked, and it can be summarized in one word. Excellence! We are surrounded by an ocean of mediocrity . Very few businesses (and the people that you deal with) consistently do a good job at… read more