Cover Me

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]