During the last week I’ve had the opportunity to write a bit about Small Business Saturday. Instead of rehashing what I’ve already written, I’ll just link to my other articles. My Small Business Saturday blog post on SmallBizTrends – In this post I shared an experience I had...
During the last week I’ve had the opportunity to write a bit about Small Business Saturday. Instead of rehashing what I’ve already written, I’ll just link to my other articles. My Small Business Saturday blog post on SmallBizTrends – In this post I shared an experience I had in Philadelphia last week that made me [...]
The Green Lantern. I could hardly stay awake. I’m still not sure if it’s because the movie wasn’t great or because I chronically fall asleep if I’m not working on solving a problem. Either way, there was something that bothered me about the movie. The Green Lanterns are supposed to not feel fear. Instead, they [...]
About 18 months ago I sat bawling in my car as I listened to this song for the first time. Steven Curtis Chapman inadvertently wrote the words of my heart. I had no idea how badly I would long to have a baby girl until that option was taken away from us with Jill’s hysterectomy. [...]
Ok, I’ll admit it. I recently watched the first couple of episodes of X Factor with my wife. Bless her heart. She loves that stuff. Generally, I think TV is a waste of time. But, I was inspired in unexpected ways by what I saw. When an exceptional story emerges from the masses of hopefuls, [...]
This week I was fortunate enough to attend Clickbank’s first user conference, Clickbank Exchange. They put on a top notch show and attracted a great crowd. Some of the best marketing minds in the world were there. At the end of day one, Gary Vaynerchuck gave the keynote speech. As always, he was a great, [...]
Last week I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Mark Kohler show. I had a great time – John’s an excellent host. We spent some time discussing the Perfect Customer Lifecycle – a concept that isn’t new, but a concept that we’re pioneering at Infusionsoft. In fact, most small business owners don’t [...]
Recently I spent some time with a business associate from England. Out of curiosity I began asking him questions about England, the UK, & surrounding areas. I asked him why he came to the U.S. His answer started off the way I expected, but ended quite differently. He mentioned that he came here for business [...]
Finally the state of Arizona has deemed us fit to be parents. Funny how no one checked to see if we were fit to be parents before we had any of our first 3 kids. But, we’re excited the state has certified us to adopt. Our adoption profile is live online. Visit our adoption profile. [...]
Today it was announced that pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis has acquired Genzyme, a biotech company. But this deal is much different from past biotech acquisitions, and it’s reflective of a new economy that values performance and shies away from speculation. This acquisition was structured as a CVR (contingent-value right). Basically this means that Sanofi has offered [...]
I’ve often heard people say things like “Focus on your strengths” or “Don’t waste time trying to overcome your weaknesses, you’ll just burn out.” It’s important to tease out what that means. Misinterpreted, those statements could cause some to believe that self improvement is not worthwhile. If “strengths” & “weaknesses” are viewed as behavioral traits, [...]
