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April 5 2010

Nice guys don’t finish at all.

In business, many owners seem to have a cut-throat attitude focused towards the progression of their companies at no expense. These people usually take things a little bit too serious and some even live by the over used expression “nice guys finish last”. This type of attitude can be a bit extreme and detrimental. But […]

April 5 2010

Know your next move.

If you know the next step to take people will follow you. This will make you look like you know what you’re doing, because you do. You have already planned out what will happen next and how it will happen. This is what separates the achievers from the doers. Many people will do something but […]

April 5 2010

What do you deserve?

That’s for the consumer to decide, but you have an important role in their decision. You can decide to have slow follow up to customer service issues or exceed their expectations. You can have a website that is user friendly or a website that makes people feel uncomfortable because it is so terribly designed. You […]

April 5 2010

Do you see the opportunity?

Opportunity is all around us. In business there is always a way to make things better. Technology can be faster and smaller. Water bottles can be thinner and more convenient. Food can taste better and still be healthy. Online shopping can be more efficient and more secure. There are ways to make gains that have […]

April 5 2010

It’s okay to be mediocre, just not at what you do.

Mediocre: of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary, so-so from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mediocre It is perfectly fine to be mediocre at a certain task as long as you can identify this. Not everyone is amazing at everything. If they were that would suck; the world would be no fun; you would have no purpose. So now that […]

April 5 2010

Don’t be afraid of conflict

To be afraid of conflict is to be afraid of living. In business, it means being afraid of making a sale, launching a new product, or telling your workers to stop stealing. Conflict makes things happen; conflict is things happening. Nothing fixes a slacker in the office like a good confrontation — they either change […]

April 5 2010

That one little thing.

Most people never find that one little thing. It takes time to. Most of the time we do not even know what that one little thing is, even when we have been doing it all along. But it is that one little thing that separates us from the rest. It is little but it is […]

April 5 2010

Learn from your competitors.

At the end of the day, unless you’re flying to the moon (and even then), there are always people trying to do exactly what you do. This may be upsetting, it may make you feel unoriginal, or you may not even care. But, what you should do is learn from these other people. Being able […]

April 5 2010

Fresh to death.

How do you stay fresh, stay relaxed, and keep the office a positive place to conquer the world? Here’s 10 ways to stay fresh: Hire a masseuse for the office during the last week of every month. Have a weekly industry related game for all in the office — it will keep people competitive, motivated […]

April 5 2010

Don’t be a mad lib.

Did you ever do the word puzzles when you where in elementary school called mad libs? Filling in the blank with words to create a story that only an eight year-old would think is funny. Mad libs are fun for children and a good way to keep kids quiet on long car rides. But when […]

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Nice guys don’t finish at all.

Know your next move.

What do you deserve?

Do you see the opportunity?

It’s okay to be mediocre, just not at what you do.

Don’t be afraid of conflict

That one little thing.

Learn from your competitors.

Fresh to death.

Don’t be a mad lib.

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