Steps To Success Are Not Transferrable
March 14, 2017
By Brian Maynor You can’t read a blog or magazine without seeing at least one list of ‘top tips’ from someone on their success or closet. They may be…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: Do you run a boring business?
March 13, 2017
By Jerry Bellune Are NASCAR races too long and boring? How about Major League Baseball games? Do kids even trade baseball cards any more? What’s a baseball card? you ask.…
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Releasing The Need To Be Perfect
March 10, 2017
By Brian Maynor When I was a child my mother always pushed me to do my best, and somewhere along the way that morphed into the drive to be…
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Releasing The Need To Be Perfect
March 10, 2017
By Brian Maynor When I was a child my mother always pushed me to do my best, and somewhere along the way that morphed into the drive to be…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: How Nasty Gal blew it
March 8, 2017
By Jerry Bellune Last week, you may recall, we talked about Laura Rose. Laura is an English school girl who started an eBay business. She sold used teenage clothing on…
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Is Being Nice Making You Boring?
March 7, 2017
By Brian Maynor We’re taught to be nice and treat others the way we want to be treated, but is that lesson turning us into boring people? Without the…
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Is Being Nice Making You Boring?
March 7, 2017
By Brian Maynor We’re taught to be nice and treat others the way we want to be treated, but is that lesson turning us into boring people? Without the…
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How To Actually Enjoy The Weekend
March 2, 2017
By Brian Maynor March is here, and with it comes spring weather, pollen and the irresistible urge to be outside in spite of it. While our winter was pretty…
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How To Actually Enjoy The Weekend
March 2, 2017
By Brian Maynor March is here, and with it comes spring weather, pollen and the irresistible urge to be outside in spite of it. While our winter was pretty…
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Quarter-Life Crises Are A Real Thing
March 1, 2017
By Brian Maynor When we think of life crises, we tend to focus on mid-life ones, those that happen around 50, when our sense of purpose is questioned through…
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Quarter-Life Crises Are A Real Thing
March 1, 2017
By Brian Maynor When we think of life crises, we tend to focus on mid-life ones, those that happen around 50, when our sense of purpose is questioned through…
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How to Create an Awesome Workplace
February 28, 2017
By Matt Vaadi Have you ever had a job you didn’t like? I have and it sucks. What you don’t realize, is that it can impact other people when…
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How to Create an Awesome Workplace
February 28, 2017
By Matt Vaadi Have you ever had a job you didn’t like? I have and it sucks. What you don’t realize, is that it can impact other people when…
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How to Get Excellent Care from Your Doctor: Tips That Could Save Your Life!
February 23, 2017
By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Dr. Surb Guram, MD At your last doctor’s appointment, you likely spent about a fourth of the time actually speaking with your…
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Resisting Change and Discouraging Innovation: #6 of the Six Mistakes Smart Leaders Make
February 22, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Change is a natural part of life—and of business. All over the world, brilliant minds are at work cooking up new concepts, and…
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Building a Personal Board of Directors
February 22, 2017
By Brian Maynor This is an ingenious way to adapt a business concept for personal application. As a member of a few Boards, I was intimately familiar with the…
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Building a Personal Board of Directors
February 22, 2017
By Brian Maynor This is an ingenious way to adapt a business concept for personal application. As a member of a few Boards, I was intimately familiar with the…
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The Power of Crazy, Colorful Socks
February 22, 2017
By Brian Maynor Who would have thought something as unassuming as socks could hold power over your success? In a recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research,…
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The Power of Crazy, Colorful Socks
February 22, 2017
By Brian Maynor Who would have thought something as unassuming as socks could hold power over your success? In a recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research,…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: Who’s the next Jeff Bezos?
February 19, 2017
By Jerry Bellune You know Jeff Bezos’ amazing Amazon.com story. He started selling books online from his garage. Amazon made him a digital billionaire retailer. Now teenagers are following his…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: Britain’s female Donald Trump
February 19, 2017
By Jerry Bellune Ever watch “The Apprentice?” Or “Shark Tank?” “Undercover Boss?” Other business TV reality shows? The hot new business show on British TV is Jo Malone. Jo spent…
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Stop Wishing For More Time
February 16, 2017
By Brian Maynor We all do it; wishing we had more time. Whether it’s a work or on the weekends, there never seems to be enough time to get…
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Stop Wishing For More Time
February 16, 2017
By Brian Maynor We all do it; wishing we had more time. Whether it’s a work or on the weekends, there never seems to be enough time to get…
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The Symptoms of Stress
February 15, 2017
By Brian Maynor It doesn’t matter your gender, race, profession, salary or years of experience, everyone suffers from stress at work. In fact, over 70% of people consider their…
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The Symptoms of Stress
February 15, 2017
By Brian Maynor It doesn’t matter your gender, race, profession, salary or years of experience, everyone suffers from stress at work. In fact, over 70% of people consider their…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: Turn today into a profitable pay day
February 12, 2017
By Jerry Bellune Do you send Valentine’s Day cards to your clients? If not, why not? We do it – with a gift. It is usually something of value…
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#TIEDTOGETHER
February 9, 2017
By Brian Maynor While the second installment in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy will come out next week, #TIEDTOGETHER is not the latest marketing campaign. The Business of…
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#TIEDTOGETHER
February 9, 2017
By Brian Maynor While the second installment in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy will come out next week, #TIEDTOGETHER is not the latest marketing campaign. The Business of…
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Are Your Emails Hurting Your Image?
February 7, 2017
By Brian Maynor “Just email me.” We hear that phrase so many times a day that most of the time we barely even register it. Given the fact that…
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Are Your Emails Hurting Your Image?
February 7, 2017
By Brian Maynor “Just email me.” We hear that phrase so many times a day that most of the time we barely even register it. Given the fact that…
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Stifling Staff and Customer Communications: #5 of the Six Mistakes Smart Leaders Make
February 6, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Every day, we’re all faced with countless decisions ranging from trivial to serious. Business leaders have even more decisions to make, plus the…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: Can entrepreneurs afford private lives?
February 4, 2017
By Jerry Bellune Balancing work and a private life isn’t easy. Entrepreneurs can become slaves to their businesses. They eat, sleep and breathe business 24/7. Many also become well-known…
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Why People Love You & You Should Love Yourself
February 3, 2017
By Brian Maynor Competition is part of our nature, and along with that comes the constant comparisons to those around us. While this can, in moderation be motivation and…
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Why People Love You & You Should Love Yourself
February 3, 2017
By Brian Maynor Competition is part of our nature, and along with that comes the constant comparisons to those around us. While this can, in moderation be motivation and…
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Failing to Learn from Errors: #4 of the Six Mistakes Smart Leaders Make
February 2, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose There are perils, both common and unexpected, that can befall even the most intelligent of leaders. Sometimes, markets change or corporate offices fall…
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Are You in Your Comfort Zone or Your Compliance Zone?
February 1, 2017
By Brian Maynor Picture it: you walk into the office feeling confident, secure and score another productive day crossing off tasks and feeling comfortable in your role and career.…
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Are You in Your Comfort Zone or Your Compliance Zone?
February 1, 2017
By Brian Maynor Picture it: you walk into the office feeling confident, secure and score another productive day crossing off tasks and feeling comfortable in your role and career.…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: 7 strategies of a national champion
January 30, 2017
By Jerry Bellune Don’t know who Dabo Swinney is? You must have been asleep for the last month. Swinney’s Clemson Tigers are national football champs. He and his team have…
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Finding Your Signature Style
January 27, 2017
By Brian Maynor We’ve all be there: standing in the closet practically paralyzed with indecision. We need to get dressed, but nothing we see sparks excitement, inspiration or desire. …
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Finding Your Signature Style
January 27, 2017
By Brian Maynor We’ve all be there: standing in the closet practically paralyzed with indecision. We need to get dressed, but nothing we see sparks excitement, inspiration or desire. …
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Common Mistakes To Avoid When Challenging The Status Quo
January 24, 2017
By Brian Maynor As engaged, forward-thinking and dedicated professionals we take ownership in our work that sometimes leads to challenging the status quo. Regardless of our best intentions for…
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Common Mistakes To Avoid When Challenging The Status Quo
January 24, 2017
By Brian Maynor As engaged, forward-thinking and dedicated professionals we take ownership in our work that sometimes leads to challenging the status quo. Regardless of our best intentions for…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: How Dabo Swinney did it
January 23, 2017
By Jerry Bellune Do you think you can learn anything from a football coach? This one’s a national championship winning Clemson Tigers coach. I’ll bet you can. Here are…
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Feeding the Ego Monster: #2 of the Six Mistakes Smart Leaders Make
January 19, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose As part of the research for our book The Art of Building a Great Business, we spoke to a number of local and…
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Tips To An Easier Life
January 17, 2017
By Brian Maynor Wouldn’t it be great if life were just a little bit easier? I think so, and I’m sure you do too. Luckily there are quick and…
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Tips To An Easier Life
January 17, 2017
By Brian Maynor Wouldn’t it be great if life were just a little bit easier? I think so, and I’m sure you do too. Luckily there are quick and…
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How Age & Experience Work Together, Even If They Are Years Apart
January 17, 2017
By Brian Maynor When you read about mentoring and coaching there are two main stereotypes that keep appearing. One is that older workers contribute general wisdom, and the other…
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How Age & Experience Work Together, Even If They Are Years Apart
January 17, 2017
By Brian Maynor When you read about mentoring and coaching there are two main stereotypes that keep appearing. One is that older workers contribute general wisdom, and the other…
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Entrepreneur Secrets: How to catch a thief
January 16, 2017
By Jerry Bellune One of our friends found a manager stealing from him. The man’s bank account had a similar name. He deposited only one company check a week in…
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Following Your Truth Will Only Get You So Far
January 12, 2017
By Brian Maynor Reading through blogs this week it was surprising to see how many posts referenced the connection between authenticity and success, both personally and professionally, but the…
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