Today’s post is a guest blog from Marisa Gift.  Marisa, a trainer at Dale Carnegie Training, is blogging on a year of living the the Dale Carnegie Principles.  Check out her blog at http:////matgift.blogspot.com. We’ve all heard the statistics: humans talk at a rate of 125-175 words per minute but think at a rate of 1,000-3,000 … Read more

Why is it that change is so hard for so many of us? Me included. First, as human beings we don’t like uncertainty, and change – almost any type of change – inherently involves at least some element of risk. Strike one! Secondly, some people may associate change with a loss of power or a … Read more

Last week I made a trip to Minneapolis to watch my beloved Minnesota Twins play baseball at Target Field. I’m always talking about getting away to more games, but most often it’s just talk. Minneapolis is a 3-1/2 hour drive for me and often it becomes my excuse for not making the trip. I decided … Read more

We’re almost there.  I’ve spent six weeks trying to lay out a long-term strategy development process that isn’t overwhelming (I hope).  I’ve tried to break things into pieces that you and your business can attack one at a time.  We’ve thought about Patrons (clients), Products, Promotion (marketing and sales), People and Profit.  Now for the … Read more