Whether you’re talking football or business, the 4th Quarter is crunch time. It’s the time to pull out all the stops so that you can win. How are you set up to finish your year? Will you hit your goals and feel great? Or will you resign yourself to falling short and hope for better […]
It’s no secret that millennials hate to be sold to. But many businesses are having a hard time finding millennials to fill their sales positions. And professional firms are really facing an uphill battle when they require new associates to spend part of their time focused on marketing and business development efforts. A director at […]
It’s football season, and as every winning coach will tell you: If you want to win on the field, you’ve got to master the basics, which means, you’ve got to repeatedly execute the tried-and-true actions that are fundamental to the success of the team and to your position. Once these become habits, and a routine […]
We all know that there are things we can do everyday to be performing better. Sometimes, however, it’s hard to do them. Here are five random thoughts and what you can do to make big changes this year. Thought #1 Modern-day distractions can keep us from really connecting with each other. We are losing the […]
Last week, I discussed how staying in your comfort zone for an extended period of time is a sure-fire way to stagnate, both personally and professionally. I identified speaking engagements as a perfect vehicle for branching out because it boosts personal confidence and establishes you (within the business community) as a person of expertise in […]
At one of my recent speaking engagements on time-saving strategies, I found myself (ironically) spending WAY too much time offering every possible tip, technique, strategy, and system known to man, when an audience member thankfully interrupted me with a question that cut to the chase: “Chris, what are the top 5 strategies YOU employ on a regular basis […]
If there was a magic vitamin out there that could help you focus, push you harder, and even cause you to feel better about yourself overall- would you take it? Heck, yeah! Well, there IS such a vitamin and it’s out there for the taking, and yet, most people suffering from sub-par performance won’t go […]
It’s mid-March and 2013 is well under way. Remember those New Year’s resolutions and goals you made? Maybe you wanted to get more physically active, get 10 more clients, or get more organized. How are you doing? Are you blowing it out of the water or just feel like you are blowing it? Here are […]
New Year’s is right around the corner and so is the annual ritual of setting resolutions. No doubt there will be many made but only a handful of them will truly come to fruition. Some people will vow to quit smoking, others to lose weight, some gleefully state all of the date nights to expect, […]
My wife and I traveled back home from spending the Thanksgiving holiday last week in Georgia. As we were talking on our ride, we stumbled on a question; “What do you think the biggest challenge is for folks this time of year?” Our perception was that most folks (including us) have a challenge of eating […]
