Cover Me

Sep 04, 2023

Nothing suggests excitement or suspense quite like someone saying, “Cover me.” When you hear this, you know something big is about to happen. In movies it might be a safety […]

CAROLINE: A FRESH LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS, Part II

Jun 12, 2023

In Part I of this Note, I introduced you to Ms. Caroline, my 87-year-old seatmate on a flight from Chicago, IL to Canton, OH. Although blind, in that short period […]

CAROLINE: A FRESH LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS, Part I

May 29, 2023

As a frequent flyer it is easy for me to arrive at an airport, plug in my headphones, and do my best to disconnect from the mind-numbing busyness going on […]

Birthdays

May 15, 2023

When you’ve experienced as many birthdays as I have, people probably aren’t surprised that I’ve chosen to write about them. But this Note isn’t about my personal birthdays. Rather, it’s […]

Falling In Love

May 01, 2023

What is it about small business owners that causes so many of us to fall in love with the people we hire? I don’t mean this in the romantic sense; […]

20th Anniversary Issue, Part II

Apr 17, 2023

I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, Part II One of the main reasons small businesses stop growing is because the owner himself stops growing. In the past I have referred to […]

20th Anniversary Issue, Part I

Apr 03, 2023

I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, Part 1 At some point in our lives, I would expect all of us have been exposed to the story of Peter Pan, either through […]

Fired Up

Mar 20, 2023

If you follow the logic of a business colleague and friend of mine, Mark, the unfavorable connotation so many of us attribute to getting fired is overrated. Mark is the […]

The Cherry On Top

Mar 06, 2023

Who doesn’t like an old-fashioned ice cream sundae? They’re guaranteed to brighten the day of any child and to bring out the child in any adult—especially those, unlike this author, […]

Keeping it Real

Feb 20, 2023

Most of us listen to podcasts or read blogs sent to us by people whose opinions we respect. One blog I read is by a New York University professor named […]