In the early morning of April 15, 1865, after Abraham Lincoln had drawn his last breath, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton stated simply and solemnly “Now he belongs to the ages.” Indeed he does. Lincoln has been the subject of more than 15,000 books, and has been studied as thoroughly as any figure in world …
Category: Small business sales
Next play – The Sunday Snippet – [11.11.12]
College basketball season is underway once again, and a quick scan of the Top 25 confirms our beloved local teams (MU and KU) are highly placed, as well as another perennial national favorite – Duke. Ranked in the top 10 no less. Duke’s coach Mike Krzyzewski has won more games than any other men’s college …
You’re on my list – The Sunday Snippet [11.4.12]
A smart, simple redesign for your to-do list. I’ve always been a big list-maker – annual to-do’s, family to-do’s, financial to-do’s, business to-do’s, etc. Committing items to paper, nicely and neatly printed, just makes you feel good. It unburdens the mind and also makes the task real – it’s on the list so it must …
Really good growth advice
Kelly Scanlon and the nice folks at Thinking Bigger Business Media brought Mike Michalowicz, author of “The Pumpkin Plan,” to town this past week as part of their speaker series and it was extremely entertaining, educational and motivational. Though the title is a funny one, once you learn about the connections he makes between growing …
On second thought – The Sunday Snippet – [10.21.12]
Changing your mind a lot increases your chances of finding the right answers. Jeff Bezos knows something about hard business problems. As founder and CEO of Amazon he’s had to figure out how to sell books online, handle exponential growth, and design and launch new products (Kindle.) Bezos stopped by the offices of Chicago-based 37signals this week and in …
20 miles rain (snow) or shine [8.26.12]
“10x leaders are clear-eyed and stoic, 10xers accept, without complaint, that they face forces beyond their control, that they cannot accurately predict events, and that nothing is certain; yet they utterly reject the idea that luck, chaos, or any other external factor will determine whether they succeed or fail.”” – Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, Great …
Take a stand [8.5.12]
“Great businesses have a point of view, not just a product or service.” – Jason Fried, 37signals Jason Fried has become famous for his point of view. In fact, his book Rework is a collection of his sometimes counter-intuitive ideas on building, running and growing a business. He’s not afraid to call it like he …
Visualizing failure to be successful – The Sunday Snippet [2.26.12]
“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” – Mark Twain I’m not a big fan of Tim Ferriss. Sure, he’s been hugely successful with his bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek, but his writing (and speaking) is often flip and boastful. Not my cup of tea, …