Category Archives: Motivational

Why Schools Are Broken and Reading Sucks: How to Really Learn

My friend and first rate consultant, Aarni Heiskanen owner of AE Partners, recently shared some research he found on the Harvard Business Review website regarding learning and retaining the information we consume. One look at this diagram and you quickly … (READ MORE…)

Giving Your Business a Marketing Makeover: Book Review

I recently received a package in the mail with a review copy of Gil Effron‘s new book “How to Give Your Business an Extreme Marketing Makeover.” The picture on the front cover has a painter on it. If I’d missed … (READ MORE…)

Turning One Simple Idea Into a Fortune: Book Review

A few pages into Stephen Key’s new book “One Simple Idea” I knew it was going to be a good read. In fact, the subject of the book, licensing, is one I’ve been interested in for quite some time. As … (READ MORE…)

How to Conquer Your Fears

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” ~ Elbert Hubbard It’s become the norm to avoid our fears. Why does this happen? Because it is easier. How does this happen? … (READ MORE…)