My Thoughts on Being an ‘Inadvertent’ Feminist
"However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be developed because of his or her social condition, because of the surrounding circumstances, these talents will be still…
Planes, Subway Trains & Convention Centers
This July, I've been traveling- a lot !I'm in Toronto at the moment, at the Microsoft WPC (World Partner Conference) 2012, along with "16,000 of Steve Balmer's closest friends..." as the CEO…
Small Business Master or Disaster: Which Are You?
Small Business Master or Disaster: Which Are You?Our good intentions actually become the cause of our failure.Paradoxical Intention, Victor FranklHow can you avoid becoming a casaulty of "paradox…
Airline Lessons Learned from the Million Mile High Club
Editor's Note: This blog post is an edited version of a blog post Tim put up in 2006. Unfortunately not much has changed since then in the airline industry. I was recently sent a link to this video -…
Boot Camp Step 1: Trimming Down Your Technology Tangle
Every month, every day, I hear about or am invited to use a "new tool" my business can't do without. Personally, I've had ENOUGH with this gluttony of software. We have enough software to ru…
January is Business Fitness Month & You're Invited to Boot Camp!
It's always a bit melancholy to say goodbye to the holidays - helping put away the decorations while thinking about all the family, friends and smiles that make this time of year so special to us. Thi…
Tim's Top 10 Tech Frustrations That Drive Business Owners Crazy
Tim's Top 10 Tech Frustrations That Drive Business Owners Crazy - My list of "frustrations" that I've heard most during the last decade (plus) from business owners about technology! It costs…
How Every Marathon Runner Wins the Race
I was recently in New York during the famous NYC Marathon. The city was packed with runners from all over the world. What struck me was that many of them didn't look like they could walk to the end of…
Not All Leads are Created Equal
According to most sales experts, no matter how many leads you receive only 2% of them are ready to buy right away. At least 25% of your leads will turn out to be no good, and the other 73% will need a…
The Top 10 Things That Drive Business Owners Crazy about Technology
Last week I was at a meeting with a group of entrepreneurs from all over the world. These folks are some of the best of the best in the world at their businesses - across industries and continents. Wh…