Feb
23
2011

When I was a kid, I remember coming home from school and asking my parents for permission to do something really stupid.  There answer was always no.   “But everyone else is doing it” I’d say. Then your Mom would throw this classic at you;  “so if everyone else was jumping off a bridge, would you do that too?” End …

Jan
05
2011

My partner Dave Borland forwarded a wonderful email about a social experiment recently done by the Washington Post. File this under the heading “there’s a right time and a right place for everything.”  Here’s the story: In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces …

Sep
27
2010

We all worry about our bottom lines, it’s a constant battle to make the numbers line up. You don’t want to devalue your work, but you still need to make your customers feel that they are getting something of special value in their transactions.

So how do you strike a balance?

Aug
25
2010

Following the recent news that weekly jobless claims have hit a nine-month high, President Obama issued a statement calling out Congress for not passing a bill that would aid small businesses. I don’t care for the “Blame Game.”  My dad used to drill into me “fix the problem, not the blame.” That aside, the fact is that the struggles of …

Aug
08
2010

While sitting in my favorite cigar lounge enjoying some company, I listened to a couple of guys talking about one’s new Harley. He’d traded up to a massive new bike from what he called his “learning bike.”  He wasn’t comfortable on it anymore as he was moving on to longer rides.  He needed comfort.  And didn’t want to continue to …