Lessons on Customer Service from Daddy Daycare

In any economy, and especially today’s, it is vital to know who and where your customer is and what they need. The service you have always provided might not be what the customer needs or wants. The more you engage with customers the clearer things become and the easier it is to determine what you […]

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One Idea Can Become the “Ultimate Win-Win”

One of the most eye opening experiences was being invited to participate in a two day mastermind "Think Tank" session with five other very successful business leaders.  Each of the six of us were told we would have the opportunity to share a major goal or objective to the group with the plan that  each of us would add […]

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When Things go Wrong – Advice vs Adviser

Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about ~ unknown My mother was the first person in my life to give me advice. Throughout life we hear a quote or a comment that somehow sticks to us in ways we just know this was a message for us.  The […]

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Habits Lead to Excellence

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle. What is it that fires you up and is more or less the anthem of your life? Each of us has an anthem for life, something that is fundamental to our existence, the song our heart sings, and […]

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Networking ROI

Establish What Your Time is Worth Yearly we re-examine our networking activities and investment of time, energy and money. We look hard at hours, cost and energy spent on our networking activities. This included associations, groups and all open and closed networking groups. We determined what our time is worth on an hourly basis including […]

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Raising the Risk Ceiling

Taking risks are a part of common practices whether you are a working professional or entrepreneur.  Successful people in the business arenas leveraged risk to grow their business, expand their product/service offerings and dominant their industries.  When looking at risk we also should consider our mindset and what would we consider high verses low risk? […]

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