Within the first couple of positions in my career, I learned that handing in your resignation brings on a different feelings and reactions. Some were bittersweet and sad, rewarding and satisfying or, in the worst cases, just downright scary. Each holds a different reason behind why you’ve come to the conclusion, but interesting enough, they… Read More
Tag: Professional development
How to Make Your Business Card Stand Out
Business cards tend to pile up in our wallets, on our desks and in our bags. Oftentimes, we don’t look back at our collection, but what if there was one in your stack that really stuck out to you? Perhaps, you would take a second glance. Maybe that second glance would convince you to reach… Read More
In my last blog I mentioned that a million dollar mindset is about more than money. It’s about experiencing and sharing the love and joy in our lives to make the world a better place Here are 3 easy steps to put more love in your life: LOVE what you do. It would have to… Read More
Honesty is the best policy. Your mother was right.
The manufacturing process is often much more complex than an end user would ever dream. If you’ve seen photographs of a shipyard full of containers, or watched a port where one of those huge vessels unloads them, you were likely in awe. Now if that scene is somewhere between an Indonesian farmer harvesting silk, an… Read More
4 Quick Tips to Improve Your Punctuality
If you’re on time, you’re late. We’ve all heard this saying before – from a coach, professor, boss or relative. You may hate it, but it’s absolutely true… I love punctuality. Growing up, it was expected not suggested, and because of that I’m almost NEVER late. Whether it’s to work, a gathering or even just… Read More
No matter what you think about Amazon, you have to admire its founder Jeff Bezos. He has become the wealthiest person in modern history. Here’s what he says about failure: “He says nine times out of ten, you’re going to fail. But every once in a while, you’ll hit a home run that in business… Read More
The Endless Cycle of Giving
Nothing can be gained without giving something up first. It’s a concept that I’m sure we’re all familiar with, even if sometimes we don’t always like to admit the truth of it. We spend our day at work and give up our time in order to earn a living; friends and coworkers come and go,… Read More
White Space Does Not Equal Wasted Space
Not everyone has an eye for design and not everyone has a design team available to them. If you follow this one simple tip, you will have your ads looking like masterpieces in no time! PRO TIP: EMBRACE THE WHITE SPACE Yes you read that correctly, don’t be afraid to embrace white space when designing.… Read More
It never ceases to amaze me that airplanes can fly. These big, heavy metal bodies loaded down with lots of people and baggage are able to take off and fly through the sky. Airplanes are able to fly because they are propelled to move forward and their fast forward motion combined with air coming off… Read More
And the beat goes on!
Summer is running away from us at the speed of lighting with more than half the year behind us. Most likely all those ambitious goals we laid out at the beginning of the year are still likely haunting us as the beat of time goes on and we head into fall. We jump into the… Read More
The 4th of July is when we Americans celebrate our independence, our freedom. As you prepare your celebrations, let me encourage you to reflect on these two questions: Are you truly independent? Are you truly free? Most distributors with whom I speak don’t seem very independent. They seem to be enslaved by all of the… Read More
Leveraging the Power of Personality in Business: Part Three
Welcome to part three of Leveraging the Power of Personality in Business. If you’re not familiar with the DISC assessment, or need a recap, check out the first part of my series to refresh your memory. Part 3 of this series will be especially helpful to sales professionals, but will still create a huge advantage… Read More