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This past weekend my family and I watched one of our favorite old movies -Christmas Vacation. For some reason it never seems to get old watching Clark Griswold and his futile attempts to provide the perfect holiday for his family. This year more than any other before,...

This past week, like so many other people, I celebrated Thanksgiving with my rather large family here in Ann Arbor. Doing some quick math, I believe there were about 25 of us gathered for the annual family football contest followed by the feast. Several were unable to...

This headline is meant to be a wake up call for anyone that reads it. Can you believe that there are only 8 weeks left in the year? Now is a great time to take stock on everything you have accomplished these past 10 months. Look back at how far you have come,...

My first business coach used to always say “You never learn anything until you get your head handed to you a couple of times.” I’ve since learned that this statement is true, over and over again. I’m sure we all have learned something in this “unintentional” way, but...

First I want to thank you for making the launch of my first book “Quarter Turns-Small Shifts, Big Impact” such a resounding success last week. We made it all the way up to #6 on Amazon in our category just edging out Donald Trump who came in at #7- How’s that for a...

I have been waiting all year to post this. That's because along with my personal coaching, blogging, and speaking - I made it a goal of mine to write and publish a transformational book. And now it's done! The book, My Quarter Turns, is hot off the press and I am...

Building Your Brand? A Starbuck’s just opened up right down the street from my house and while I realize this is not an earth-shattering or uncommon event, it’s still for me very exciting. I love Starbucks. Several years ago I wrote an article and asked myself just...