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michael

Personal Growth

25 Ways to Shake Things Up and Regain Your Fizz

I do my best to stay energetic, optimistic, and full of life. However, sometimes, for one reason or another, I find myself feeling a little flat. Even when I recognize I’m feeling this way, sometimes it’s difficult to shake it. I’ve found when I’m…

June 3, 2013
Entrepreneurship Personal Growth

When the Door Closes

What do you do when the door to something you’ve been working long and hard on closes? Your business idea flops, you don’t get that breakthrough you were hoping for, your dreams are dashed. It’s so easy to get stuck in a place of…

May 20, 2013
Personal Growth

Your Reach is Greater Than You Realize

We affect more people than we realize. We affect the barista at Starbucks when we buy our coffee, our clients and coworkers, and certainly our dearest loved ones. This is a powerful blessing and a huge responsibility and needs to remain in the forefront…

May 13, 2013
Entrepreneurship

How I Got Free Water Ice for 100 People

I recently donned my door to door salesman hat and was extremely successful selling ad space to local businesses for our music school’s spring concert program. In the video below, I share five key elements which helped me cover our $400 concert expense, get…

May 6, 2013
Entrepreneurship

My Latest Failure

Recently, I gave a free class at one of our local libraries. My purpose was to build the student base at our music school. I have done these classes in the past and they have been extremely valuable for us. We have actually gotten…

April 29, 2013
Entrepreneurship

Belly to Belly is Best

Claudia and I just made it back from a conference in Chicago on internet marketing. We had a great time meeting new people and attending the great seminars. Not to mention, we got to spend time with one of our mentors, Dan Miller. One…

April 22, 2013
Personal Growth

Fighting the Urgent

Sometimes it’s extremely hard to not let the important things in life get crowded out by the urgent things. Let me explain. You see, urgent things are things like email, paperwork, phone calls, social media, busy work, etc. Important things are the real meat of your…

April 15, 2013
Entrepreneurship Personal Growth

Putting Your Oxygen Mask On First

You can’t save anyone if you can’t breathe. Think about it. Ever wonder why the flight attendant tells you to put your oxygen mask on first? It’s because you can’t save anyone if you can’t breathe. It makes sense. You’re not much good to anyone…

April 1, 2013