If you live in California, have you noticed that electric vehicles (EV’s) on our roads seem to be multiplying like mushrooms after a rainstorm? I admit to being a ‘car-guy’ and to liking the look of some battery powered cars so much that I’m tempted to at least test drive one of these beauties. Since …
The people who’ve inspired and encouraged me People pictured on this page are business founders or growth drivers that I’ve learned important lessons from. Perhaps the most useful is that a college degree, a specific gender or family business heritage were not a requirement. I learned that when you have an idea that gives you …
Everywhere we look, businesses are beating the bushes in search of customers, but the same enterprises are pinching and squeezing on customer service The older I get, the more I enjoy a helpful interchange with people who work diligently for businesses of any size. But, with each passing day, businesses who covet my dollars seem …
If you expect the government to somehow guarantee that you’ll have a better life than your parents, own a home, or be promoted to vice president of a giant corporation, that is more fantasy than a dream. This first reading material that I picked up this morning contained an article with the provocative title “The …
As we move forward in the New Year, I’m hoping that your to-do list as well as mine has a close relationship to our goals! The first time I recall hearing a public declaration of a ‘goal’ was in 1961 when I was too young to fully know the dimensions and importance of goal setting. …
I’m wondering how many entrepreneurial dreamers have now lost their excuses regarding launching or growing a business thanks to the yearlong pandemic. Over many years interviewing hundreds of business owners I’ve heard many of them firsthand. The most popular and thinnest excuse of all was “I just don’t have the time” which I interpret as …
This morning I read an article in the June 21st edition of the “New Yorker” magazine titled “Going Home” which dealt with Black families who’ve begun teaching their own children at home. Casey Parks is the writer. The piece caught my attention for several reasons. One is that I’ve followed the home teaching results of …
