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... 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 →
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... read more →
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... 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 →
Every business owner faces a time dilemma: is the best use of my time in the office, or outwardly focused? The pull of glory and “fun” and ego strokes can... read more →
The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. --Frederick Buechner Last week I shared how so many businesses suffer... read more →
Managing our companies provides the most strenuous leadership challenge: though owners must lead by example, they in fact cannot lead others where they themselves have not gone! Your competitive advantage... read more →
Click for Part 1. Demosthenes was a great 4th-century B.C.E. orator. His power to conate (act purposefully in the same direction) to perfect his craft are legendary. He spent endless hours... read more →