Perfection Is The Enemy of Progress

Perfection Is The Enemy of Progress

This story starts with a small group of people that wanted to make a difference.  I love stories like that. The group gathered together to discuss the state of disrepair that one of our city parking lots was in.  The idea, as the discussion began, was to get a group...
My iPhone updated last night

My iPhone updated last night

My iPhone updated last night. Before you groan, let me say this.  I love that the change has been made to automatically update during the night.  That makes a ton of sense to me.  In the past, the notifications popped up on my phone at completely inconvenient times...
Partners Versus Vendors

Partners Versus Vendors

One word that gets tossed around in business a lot right now is “partnership.”  Everyone seems to want to be your partner.  Your customers want a “partner” that will help them grow.  And your vendors want to be that “trusted...
Choose Your Words Wisely

Choose Your Words Wisely

Words have power.  During this election cycle we have seen it first hand.  Words have the power to divide.  They can sow fear and hate.  Or we can choose to use them differently. Today is election day in the United States.  It’s a day I have always looked...
5 Reasons To Stop Complaining

5 Reasons To Stop Complaining

“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain.  And most fools do.”  Dale Carnegie There is a disease that is rampant in our culture right now.  It decreases our happiness and our productivity and it affects nearly all of the population (at times).  We don’t know how...
Keep Showing Up

Keep Showing Up

For 6 years, I have had the chance to interview some of the best and brightest minds in the marketing and business world on my web show called Delivering Marketing Joy.  When I started the show, it was unique.  There were not a lot of programs like it at all, and...