Year’s End but New Year!

Year’s End but New Year!

It’s that time of the year when we look around and ask questions like: Am I feeling like “Another year, another dollar?” The actual words to the country song are “Another day, another dollar, working my whole life away.”  It’s a pretty sad song about wasting away...
It’s Autumn!

It’s Autumn!

How Do You Think About the Road Ahead? I look out my window each day to trees turning increasingly brilliant shades of gold, orange and red. I love autumn, and I look forward to it because fall days are never the same, from the colors to the temperatures. Each fall...
What 15 Year-Olds Can Teach Us About Career Endings

What 15 Year-Olds Can Teach Us About Career Endings

I spent three days with my 15 year-old niece exploring her college ambitions. Four ahas emerged.  1) I’m glad I’m not a sophomore in high school these days. 2) What a difference asking the right questions can make. 3) How unexamined mind-habits can have powerful,...
That Vision Stuff — Really?

That Vision Stuff — Really?

Vision, mission, values, purpose — Huh?  Too many leaders get sucked into endless word-smith battles about this set of words. Instead, what emerging and transitioning companies — as well as exit-planning business owners — need is a set of...
Imagining What’s Next

Imagining What’s Next

It’s a new year, may it be a rewarding one! What does that mean to you? If you’re a long-time business owner it may mean continued growth and profitability or maybe just a year better than the last. If you’re like 75% of business owners you’re counting on the year...