Just how powerful is motivation, really? Our goal at ABA is to help our clients with solid business council that will help them outwit their competition, grow their business, and create... read more →
Thanks to guest blogger and author Robert White, author of Living an Extraordinary Life, for sharing his thoughts on what is perhaps the most challenging liminal threshold: change. “In these... read more →
Remembering you are going to die is the best way that I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. --Steve Jobs (cf. WSJ) This past... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
Business owners tell me they have two scarce resources: time and money. In order to create a business that provides both revenue and time, the owner needs an arc reactor... read more →
The rather mundane activity of driving around Denver after our recent snowstorms pulled back the veil of a liminal doorway to something we all observe: why business owners deal with... read more →
In the course of advising financial advisory firms, I have plenty of opportunities to observe and reflect on the nature of their business ownership experience. Grit and genius are two... read more →
My wife Susie and I just watched Russell Crowe’s stellar performance in the 2005 movie Cinderella Man. Ron Howard’s movie ostensibly relates the rise of boxer James J. Braddock to... read more →
If you are a baby boomer or have boomer parents, you’ve probably come across this ad: The Crankset Group has dubbed these Blinding Flashes of the Obvious. BFOs are epiphanic... read more →
