The only way to motivate yourself

  August 1, 2017

By Jerry Bellune   We started our company in 1992 with excitement. We were starting something new and risky. Pioneers in almost everything feel that way. It’s like the beginning…

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5 things to do when reliance turns into addiction

  July 27, 2017

By Brian Maynor   It may be okay, and even necessary, to rely on our phones and tablets for outsourced memory, but what happens when that reliance becomes an addiction? …

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5 things to do when reliance turns into addiction

  July 27, 2017

By Brian Maynor   It may be okay, and even necessary, to rely on our phones and tablets for outsourced memory, but what happens when that reliance becomes an addiction? …

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Jerry Bellune’s August 2017 Leadership Letter

  July 27, 2017

Leaders love their clients When we took over a failing publishing company more than 30 years ago, we knew we had problems. It helped that we had tackled several such…

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Our brains are designed to forget things

  July 25, 2017

By Brian Maynor     Our brains are not designed to remember stuff. Last week I wrote about emptying our mental inbox to free our minds from clutter and distraction,…

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Our brains are designed to forget things

  July 25, 2017

By Brian Maynor     Our brains are not designed to remember stuff. Last week I wrote about emptying our mental inbox to free our minds from clutter and distraction,…

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Family Charitable Giving Conversations

  July 24, 2017

By Laird W. Green, CFP®    “We make a living in life by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill   Whether a family…

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Family Charitable Giving Conversations

  July 24, 2017

By Laird W. Green, CFP®    “We make a living in life by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill   Whether a family…

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The perfect decluttering formula

  July 21, 2017

By Brian Maynor   Regret.  That is one of the top reasons people cling so tightly to their things, resulting in the accumulation of a lot of clutter. The average…

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The perfect decluttering formula

  July 21, 2017

By Brian Maynor   Regret.  That is one of the top reasons people cling so tightly to their things, resulting in the accumulation of a lot of clutter. The average…

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Is it time to empty your mental inbox?

  July 18, 2017

By Brian Maynor   When you open your email do you cringe at the number of new, old, flagged and unread messages waiting for you? I’m one of those anal-retentive…

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Is it time to empty your mental inbox?

  July 18, 2017

By Brian Maynor   When you open your email do you cringe at the number of new, old, flagged and unread messages waiting for you? I’m one of those anal-retentive…

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How to handle the pressure of being a superstar

  July 13, 2017

By Brian Maynor     When we think about all of the struggles at work, being a superstar rarely comes to mind. Yet, for a lot of over-achievers and standout…

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How to handle the pressure of being a superstar

  July 13, 2017

By Brian Maynor     When we think about all of the struggles at work, being a superstar rarely comes to mind. Yet, for a lot of over-achievers and standout…

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The naked truth

  July 12, 2017

By Brian Maynor     Are you comfortable being naked? Surprisingly not a lot of people can say ‘yes’ to that question.  When we’re naked we feel extra vulnerable, literally…

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The naked truth

  July 12, 2017

By Brian Maynor     Are you comfortable being naked? Surprisingly not a lot of people can say ‘yes’ to that question.  When we’re naked we feel extra vulnerable, literally…

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How to Fire Someone With Dignity

  July 10, 2017

By Matt Vaadi   The Bozo Explosion. It’s what Steve Jobs described when he discussed hiring “real” managers during Apple’s explosive growth phase. Jobs said that when you hire a…

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How to make a memorable mess

  July 10, 2017

By Jerry Bellune   Panera Bread had a mess on its hands. Customers waited up to eight minutes to place an order. Then they had to stand and wait for…

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How to make a memorable mess

  July 10, 2017

By Jerry Bellune   Panera Bread had a mess on its hands. Customers waited up to eight minutes to place an order. Then they had to stand and wait for…

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Financial Gifts – and Tips – for New Graduates

  July 6, 2017

By David Wallace Edward Jones Investments   It’s Graduation Season again. If your child is graduating from high school or college, you have reason to celebrate. But what should you…

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Humor deflates predatory competitors

  July 3, 2017

We were once attacked by a predatory competitor. He and his company wanted to drive us out of business. A national magazine thought our story was worth telling. It assigned…

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Humor deflates predatory competitors

  July 3, 2017

We were once attacked by a predatory competitor. He and his company wanted to drive us out of business. A national magazine thought our story was worth telling. It assigned…

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Bitten by the business bug?

  June 26, 2017

By Jerry Bellune   Audrey Ellison’s career was shaped early in life. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Her parents operated their own business. They provide restoration, renovation…

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Steps to simplifying life

  June 26, 2017

By Brian Maynor     If you have ever stopped long enough to realize exactly how busy you are, then you’ve also asked yourself how it got that way. With…

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Steps to simplifying life

  June 26, 2017

By Brian Maynor     If you have ever stopped long enough to realize exactly how busy you are, then you’ve also asked yourself how it got that way. With…

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Bitten by the business bug?

  June 26, 2017

By Jerry Bellune   Audrey Ellison’s career was shaped early in life. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Her parents operated their own business. They provide restoration, renovation…

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Open Heart Surgery: Preparing Mentally and Physically

  June 22, 2017

Part 1 of 3   (See all 3 parts of this article here) By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD and Blake DuBose   “It’s an ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm.…

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Open Heart Surgery: Preparing Mentally and Physically

  June 22, 2017

Part 1 of 3   (See all 3 parts of this article here) By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD and Blake DuBose   “It’s an ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm.…

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Non-traditional ways to evaluate first impressions

  June 21, 2017

By Brian Maynor   We’ve all met people who presented themselves one way only to turn out to be completely different over time.   It happens, and doesn’t mean we’re poor…

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Non-traditional ways to evaluate first impressions

  June 21, 2017

By Brian Maynor   We’ve all met people who presented themselves one way only to turn out to be completely different over time.   It happens, and doesn’t mean we’re poor…

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Why are there no Amazon copy cats?

  June 19, 2017

By Jerry Bellune     One thing I can’t figure out about Jeff Bezos is this: With his Amazon success, why does he have so few rivals. You would think…

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Is it more persuasive to look smart or sound smart?

  June 19, 2017

By Brian Maynor   Be sure to look the part.  Dress to impress.  You’re smarter than you look. Conventional wisdom, training and coaching has always placed appearance at the forefront…

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Is it more persuasive to look smart or sound smart?

  June 19, 2017

By Brian Maynor   Be sure to look the part.  Dress to impress.  You’re smarter than you look. Conventional wisdom, training and coaching has always placed appearance at the forefront…

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Why are there no Amazon copy cats?

  June 19, 2017

By Jerry Bellune     One thing I can’t figure out about Jeff Bezos is this: With his Amazon success, why does he have so few rivals. You would think…

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Create More Memorable Experiences

  June 12, 2017

By Jerry Bellune   Howard Schultz experienced an epiphany. He was enchanted by European coffee houses. Why couldn’t Starbucks copy that in America? Lowe’s Foods is an expansion of that…

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Create More Memorable Experiences

  June 12, 2017

By Jerry Bellune   Howard Schultz experienced an epiphany. He was enchanted by European coffee houses. Why couldn’t Starbucks copy that in America? Lowe’s Foods is an expansion of that…

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