I just checked to see how much money the top 10 NBA players are being paid for the 2016-2017 season. The total is a whopping $263 million. Thus the average pay for this one season for each of those 10 guys is $26,370,000. Of course, Lebron leads the way at $30,963,450. Now these are the…
This is a tough issue. We are in a culture that has taught us to expect wages for our time. The person who makes $10/hr wants $12 and so on. The attorney who makes $100/hr wants to work his/her way up to $200. Whatever the level, we’re talking about wages, or linear income. Is your income…
Every once in a while, I run into some pretty cool people, and like to share their work with you. Today I want to tell you about a wonderful team I’ve been working with recently, namely Ryan and Stephanie from Ultimate Bundles. For several years now, they’ve been putting together some incredible eBook and eCourse…
As many of you know, my grandparents on both sides were Amish. So I have deep family roots in that culture. Every time we visit family and friends in Holmes County Ohio, I find myself fascinated by the quantity of businesses operating in that strong Amish area. We watch 18-wheelers turn down tiny gravel roads…
I just got a FedEx delivery. This was a new driver, and as I always do, I talked to him about his work – did he love it, did he have any dreams for something else, etc. I asked if he was an employee or an independent contractor as I know FedEx has both. Just…
This week I was eating lunch with one of my granddaughters at Taco Bell (yes, it’s easy for vegetarian grandkids). Sitting nearby were two overweight workers, with names and company represented clearly on their shirts. Another guy walked in, recognized them and asked, “Hey, how’s it going?” To which Lee responded: “I’m working just enough…
This is a guest post by Jodey Smith. He is a Podcast Coach, Producer, and Consultant. You can learn more him on his website. You can also follow him on Twitter. Honesty compels me to confess that I had never listened to a single episode of this guy’s podcast. Yet there I was sitting in…
I saw a gentleman one time who brought in several of his many business ideas. He showed me a letter he received from “retired attorney, Phillip A. Brown.” Mr. Brown carefully explained how he had been shown this wonderful system for success. All he did was mail out 200 copies of this same coffee-stained crooked…
Joe from Pittsburg writes: “My wife and I were married a year ago and we’re now expecting our first child! She would like to stay at home when the baby comes, but she’d like to do some part time work. We had a blast creating creative touches for our wedding and were wondering if there was…
I hope it’s clear that I’m doing work I love. Obviously, I would never settle for less. But you know what else I won’t settle for? Doing business with someone who doesn’t like their work. Do you think I want a mechanic working on my prized cars who hates what he’s doing? Do you think…