After our last race, Uni and his team rallied around Little Red's unexpected victory after going into retirement at the end of last season. The group hung together all afternoon and evening, drinking, socializing and sharing stories from past race events. It was after that, around 1 AM, when Uni...

In an odd turn of events, one of our racers has gone missing. The beloved rainbow unicorn competitor, a two-time veteran of the Impromptu Rubber Duck Regatta - affectionately known is "Uni" - failed to show up for the team's morning roll call. He was last seen cavorting with his co- competitors...

With all the current stress “in the air” at the moment, I wanted to share a quick meditation I wrote and recorded a few year ago. Use it to help yourself and those around you relax today and in the weeks to come. Relaxation and deep breathing is so important in keeping...

Though there are usually lots of events already happening around the holidays, you can easily plan something fun and festive to get your clients in the holiday shopping mode. (2020 Update: take whatever COVID pre-cautions are required in your area for any kind of social or indoor...

The holiday shopping season is almost here! With Black Friday and Thanksgiving just around the corner, holiday gift giving and buying will soon began. With that, I'd like to arm you with a ONE big idea to help you prepare for improving your holiday s gift certificates sales. 

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One of the biggest secrets to being successful is simply following up. 

That's right. Just getting back in touch with someone after an initial meeting, conversation or consultation. Yet the idea scares the crap out of a lot of people including the person in the letter below.

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August 16th is a complicated day for me. It's been filled with both celebrations and sadness over the years. It's the day my mother passed away 29 years ago. It's also the day I officially opened my first business, Balance Day Spa, back in 1996.

When...

Recently I was involved in an online discussion about marketing. A service provider was complaining she was being forced to call past clients of the business on her own time and persuade them to come in for free introductory services with her. She was especially unhappy with this since...

If you asked a group of random people what marketing is you would probably get a variety of answers from them. Some would say that marketing is doing advertising such as print ads, direct mail and television commercials to get new clients or business. Others would say that marketing is going to...

If you've read much of my writing, it's probably obvious I am trying hard to move past some limiting beliefs and emotional pain from the past. Clearly, if you've read my last few columns, you know a lot of these issues have to do with my mother. Plenty of material there, for sure.

One...