What is a BMD? My wife and have always been big on ceremony, on ways of marking significant events in our lives. Birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations, certainly. Add to that “Nazarite” vows, a vasectomy, and rites-of-passage for our daughters. So, when I learned about something called a BMD—a Business Maturity... read more →
Mar
06
Mar
05
We were blessed to spend a recent weekend with friends in the Silverthorne area in the Rockies. My friends are attempting to rent the property we were all staying in and we saw first-hand the challenges of having a rental! More importantly, I saw that liminal dimension between building a... read more →
Mar
04
This week, we‘re viewing that ambiguous liminal space between client and financial advisor (or business owner) from the point of view of the financial advisor. It’s up to you to decide if you’re looking for a “trunk” or a “tail”! (See my July 10th post for part 1, from the... read more →
Mar
03
Over the last two weeks, we’ve learned from the impact life purpose has in undergirding the lives of two “business” owners. This is the time of year when successful business owners are planning for 2015. It’s a great time to review how closely your own life purpose aligns with your... read more →
Mar
02
Consistent Marketing Strategy in Good Times and in Bad What is the state of our economy right now? According to many economic indicators, the economy is improving. However, many small businesses have yet to experience the impact of a recovered economy. With a challenging business environment over the past few years,... read more →
Mar
01
One of the hazards of this servant selling (see also Part 1 & Part 2 of this series for reference) approach is to actually violate the Golden Rule. Rather than loving our neighbor as ourselves, we can end up loving our neighbor MORE than ourselves and, in consequence, feel taken... read more →
Feb
28
Better Competitive Positioning Greatly Increases Profits and Growth! The question today is, "How can we compete more effectively in an ever-increasing competitive environment?" Good management is built on sound principles, facts, and insight. Small and mid-sized companies can significantly increase profits, cash-flow, and growth by establishing a formal competitive position... read more →
Feb
27
Since Karl Frank guest blogged a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been wondering why it’s so difficult to connect with our future self. Specifically: Why do so few of us have a sufficient emergency fund, especially after the Great Recession? Why do so many business owners have insufficient cash flow/cash... read more →
Feb
26
It is one thing to study war and another thing to live the warrior’s life. —Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.E., as quoted in The War of Art, p. 61. Felix Baumgartner’s historic Mach 1+, 119,846’ free fall to earth on Oct. 14, 2012. By virtue of... read more →
Feb
25
New Opportunities Frazzled factory workers, disenchanted farmers, former soldiers not wanting to return home, new immigrants, dreamers, adventurers and those who yearned to live by their own terms mounted their horses and joined wagon trains for their journey to new opportunities in the Western United States during the latter half... read more →
