Weekly Update – May 6, 2020
A Note From Jim “No man (or woman) is an island…” A famous quote by the poet, John Donne, in the 17th century. Often used, it means (at least to me) that you can only get so far on your own without help from others. “A fool thinks himself wise to trust only on his…
Weekly Update – April 29, 2020
A Note From Jim The Power of 15 Minutes Want to be more productive? Use the power of 15 minutes. You can do A LOT with just 15 uninterrupted minutes. – Outline an article – Brainstorm the main points for your next webinar – Research a new advertising venue – Read an article on an…
Weekly Update – April 22, 2020
A Note From Jim Slash Prices or Skyrocket Value (the choice is yours) Back in 2001 – 2002 we had the dotcom bubble burst. It was amazing to watch. The thought back then was that “The rules have changed. Old ways of figuring market value are out the window.” They weren’t. They didn’t. It all…
Weekly Update – April 15, 2020
A Note From Jim Paycheck Doesn’t Equal Self Worth When I was in the mortgage business waaaaay back in the early 1990’s, your self-worth was all about your “production” and how much you had in the “pipeline!” Your value was measured in dollars and cents. You were great (or crap) based on a number… and…
Weekly Update – April 8, 2020
A Note From Jim Perseverance The world is pretty crazy right now. There’s a lot of change going on, and there’s more change on the way. There’s a lot of stuff you’re going to do that’s going to work and there’s a lot of stuff you’re going to try that’s not going to work. But…
Weekly Update – April 1, 2020
A Note From Jim How To Stay Motivated In Quarantine I understand… it might be hard to keep going when everything else in your life has become a pain in the butt. No toilet paper. Pantry shelves nearly empty. Noise and mayhem in the house. Oh, wait… that’s everyday life if you have teenagers! But…
Weekly Update – March 25, 2020
A Note From Jim Routine Will Save the Day Navy Seals do it. I do it every day too. No, it’s not what you think! :-p It’s a routine to guide your day! I even have a one-page sheet I use to keep me on track. It helps me get the most done and still…
Weekly Update – March 4, 2020
A Note From Jim Legitimately Changing Priorities… or Creative Procrastination? I recently spent an entire day with my team going over the next 6 months of activity in our business. We laid everything out on my 9-foot whiteboard. We detailed every step we needed to take. We put dates and deadlines with all the action items.…
Weekly Update – February 26, 2020
A Note From Jim “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” – Jodi Picoult This quote is by Jodi Picoult from her teaching. About Jodi Picoult: She is a Harvard educated writer with 14 million books in print whose credits include writing the scripts for Wonder Woman for DC…
Weekly Update – February 19, 2020
A Note From Jim Worrying vs. Doing Spend less time worrying about stuff and more time doing. That’s the mantra. I remember on one of my favorite TV shows, “Gold Rush,” one of the characters in the Klondike. He’s a hardened “Viking” named Tony Beets. His motto is basically, “We can stand around all day…