Liminal Dimensions Lead Foot, Rabbit’s Foot or Gazelle’s Foot? In preparation for my participation in tomorrow’s panel discussion I want to share two reflections on the power of a business owner to drive... read more →
May
16
May
15
This free offering is so valuable, I wanted to give you another chance to learn more. If you’ve already read this, review my April 23 post HERE to prepare for how to look for the right team. Colorado financial planners, take advantage of a way to serve your clients! If... read more →
May
14
On this ultimate day of 2012, and in preparation for 2013, take some time to listen to this beautiful Dougie MacLean rendition of Scottish poet Robert Burns’ famous poem, Auld Lang Syne (1788). (more…)
May
13
As I talk with business owners, the common thread to the discussion is that “grit”—passion and perseverance for long-term goals—is the key to their success. Why do so many of us think working with grit is easier said than done? I’d like to suggest that beauty has something to do... read more →
May
12
Consider that an elephant’s tail and trunk have roughly the same verbal description–cylindrical, flexible, long appendages. But these adjectives leave out important elements: the former is located on the elephant’s posterior while the latter is not only on his head but is also hollow, prehensile, and located between two tusks!... read more →
May
11
Time, money and …?… Part 1 of 4 Welcome to my blog! We live in a multi-dimensional world of height, length, breadth and time. Since my teenage years—no doubt due to having grown up at that great liminal space, the seashore—I’ve been fascinated with liminal spaces. This blog is devoted... read more →
May
10
I have uncovered a liminal framework—a way of looking at our current Fiscal/Debt dilemma—that could help us frame a seemingly insoluble dilemma of how to reduce national debt while continuing to create jobs. Let’s consider the blacksmith, his hammer, and his anvil. (more…)
May
09
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. Study is a good and necessary stepping stone to life. Telamon, no doubt, had to “study” to... read more →
May
08
Prepare a comprehensive forecast of your profits, cash flow, and capital requirements to anticipate financial needs and plan strategies to accomplish your annual objectives. Re-engineer your cost and margin structure to lower your break-even, but be careful not to cut more value than cost. Develop good cost records to assure... read more →
May
07
Did acedia get me last week? Some of you may wonder: “Did Jon get so bored by acedia that he wrote about why I need a Client Happiness Specialist? Or was he truly inspired?” I like to think that it was the latter, of course! But, let’s explore if it... read more →