The Blind Side – Lessons For Your Business

Mar 29, 2010  |  under Book Club, Something to think about  |  by

The movie was good. The book is better. Especially if you are a business owner. It does help to know something about football and I admit that if you aren’t really into football then some of the narrative can get a bit tedious. Even with that, Michael Lewis does an excellent job illustrating the perfect [...]

Beyond Goal Setting – Goal Realization!

Jul 27, 2009  |  under Book Club  |  by

Have you ever set a goal that you didn’t reach and then felt, well, bad? Maybe you were just disappointed or maybe you felt like a failure or maybe it was somewhere in between. Whatever you were feeling I bet it wasn’t joyful. Want to change that? In my experience when I have failed to [...]

Warren Buffett and “The Bathtub Memory Technique”

Jun 10, 2009  |  under Book Club, Motivational Moments, Something to think about  |  by

I used to work for Warren Buffett. Ok, well not directly for him but I was a Real Estate Agent for a Brokerage that was owned by Berkshire Hathaway. At the time, I wasn’t impressed. One day I worked for a locally owned business in my home town and the next I worked for a [...]

If it’s all Common Sense, why aren’t we all doing it all the time?

May 25, 2009  |  under Book Club  |  by

The Success Principles By Jack Canfield and Janet Switzer When they did the pre-release publicity on this I must have had emails from every corner of the internet touting how wonderful it was going to be. I was even invited to a free teleseminar where Jack Canfield gave a fairly in depth review of the [...]

A Must Read! – The World is Flat

Dec 18, 2008  |  under Book Club, Resources  |  by

This book should be required reading for everyone. Period. Why? I’m glad you asked! Our world has undergone some amazing changes in recent years. Thomas Friedman brings them into focus and clearly explains the impact on our lives. It usually takes historians decades to determine the effect events have on our lives, thanks to this [...]

Forget About Time Management!

Dec 11, 2008  |  under Book Club  |  by

What good is Time Management if you have no energy? As the book cover says, “Managing energy, not time is the key to high performance and personal renewal.” If you want more out of your life, give your body what it needs to work efficiently and your brain what it needs to be effective. Oh, and [...]

Change is the only Constant!

Oct 2, 2008  |  under Book Club  |  by

Who Moved My Cheese By Spencer Johnson M.D. Someone very wise once said that the only constant in life is change.  Oh so true! For many of you becoming a Virtual Assistant has meant changing from an employee mindset to a business owner mindset. That’s a big change. Some of you are exploring the VA [...]

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