For the past two years with our music school, we’ve gotten the majority of our new students through free workshops. However, the workshops haven’t been as effective any more. Six months ago, I told Claudia about my idea of distributing door hangers as a new…
There are plenty of different approaches to having a great day. And what is a great day for one person, might not be a great day for another person. But there are some quick and easy universal things we can all do to dramatically…
Not too long ago, I was at Barnes and Noble and had about 45 minutes to spare. Rather than pulling out my laptop to get some work done or checking my emails on my phone, I decided to take it easy and have some…
Entrepreneurship Living Intentionally Personal Growth
How starting a business magnified my necessity for personal growth
For me, with starting a business, it became painfully evident early on that I needed to learn how to do things better if I was going to make my idea work. And I’m not talking about learning how to do the accounting or discovering the…
Last week due to a bad ice storm here in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 90 percent of the county’s residents lost power. We were part of that 90 percent, not getting our power back till five days later. Temperatures plummeted, both inside and out (our…
It’s so easy to play it safe and stick with what we’re familiar with. But if we only stay there, it will keep us from all the richness life has to offer and ultimately from fulfilling God’s incredible purpose for us. Claudia and I…
You may have heard how it’s best to make time for the “important” things in life, rather than just doing the “urgent” all the time. Or, how it’s best to work “on” your business, rather than just “in” your business. I’m going to be…
I was recently reminded again that we place greater value on things that we pay for, rather than things that are free. Not only that, when we to pay for something, there’s a better chance for growth and a breakthrough. Paying to get 2014…
Claudia and I are in the process of going through Michael Hyatt’s Best Year Ever goal-setting program. (Great program, by the way!) One of the things Michael talked about in the program was, rather than having an elaborate strategic plan for exactly how we’re…
Here we are in 2014 already. It’s great to look back over the past year and review all that has taken place. It’s been a quite a ride. We had some unexpected and challenging twists and turns along the way! But looking back was…
