Be Selfish
This is a guest post by Joanne Miller. She is my wife and affectionately known as Queen Mother in the 48Days community. She writes, serves the needs of others and spends time with her grandchildren. She doesn’t use Twitter or Facebook…
Was it a failure or a step toward your success?
The unexpected changes happening today are causing a lot of people to think they have “failed.” But have they really, or is that occurrence a necessary step toward success? Is it possible to be extraordinarily great in any area of…
Gimme a raise!
It’s the beginning of another year and many of you are hoping for a raise in 2015. Ask yourself this: How much did I increase revenue for the company in 2014? How much profit did I make my employer today?” …
Homeless College Students will be homeless slaves with massive debt
According to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) reports, we have 58,000 homeless college students in America today. And that number doesn’t account for those who choose not to report their cases. This is a number that is…
You’re Fired
One day in 1990, A.K. Verma went on what you might call “extended” leave from his job as a senior electrical engineer at India’s Central Public Works Department. He hasn’t shown up for work since. And it finally caught up…
A new kind of rich
We are still enjoying the holidays with friends and family and on Sunday took my brother and his wife to Leiper’s Fork, TN. This is a tiny community near our house that’s home to some of the biggest names in…
Tabula Rasa – the power of a clean slate
Tabula Rasa — This is actually a Latin term meaning “clean slate.” People who end up being successful usually view change differently than the average person. And here at the beginning of 2015 we have an opportunity to begin with…
Does “education” expand or limit your options?
Of course we assume that any degree expands our possibilities. Someone with an M.D. behind their name certainly has far more options than someone without a graduate degree or even a B.A. A person with any college degree has more…
Make no small plans – they have no magic
Joanne and I just returned from several days in Chicago – our annual pre-Christmas jaunt to relax, enjoy the lights, and celebrate Joanne’s birthday. We ate at our favorite restaurants, strolled through the decorated stores, browsed in art galleries, enjoyed a dinner…
Start 2015 with a clear slate – but then create a clear plan
Management guru Peter Drucker always recommended that you examine every part of your business regularly to determine if there is anything you are doing now that you wouldn’t do again if you could start over. What if you did this…