8 Lessons For Budding Entrepreneurs – Forbes
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | January 4, 2016 | Business Blog
Steve Olenski’s Forbes article on Michael & Bonnie achieves more than 11,000 views. These “8 Lessons for Budding Entrepreneurs” are a great place to get started in 2016 if you are even thinking of starting your own business
Change the Future by How You Spend Your Money in the Present
WHAT ARE YOU VOTING FOR?
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 30, 2015 | Business Blog
How would you like to improve the world in the New Year? How would you like to really make a difference? We’ve often said, we vote with our money. Every time we make a purchase, we are “voting” for more of that product or service, where it comes from, and how it got here. We […]
Happy Old Year! Be Thankful for What Went Right to See More Go Right!
DON’T SAY GOODBYE WITHOUT SAYING THANK YOU!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 23, 2015 | Business Blog
It’s easy to get carried away with the new prospects for the New Year. After all, this year is over (finally!). And not all the news was good… The media has done a fine job of frightening us by focusing on the negative. Then there’s the personal frustrations of all the things we wanted to […]
Thinking About Taking the Plunge into Entrepreneurship in the New Year?
GET THE BIG PICTURE!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 17, 2015 | Business Blog
A lot of you are sitting on the fence between a comfy, secure job that bores you to death, and taking that adventurous plunge into the unknown – entrepreneurship. What’s going through your mind? Short-term security with a good “solid” job and get-by retirement, with apparently little risk? Or a much bigger risk but a […]
Schools for Startups Radio – Bonnie
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 14, 2015 | Business Blog, Interview
Bonnie was interviewed on Schools for Startups Radio by host, James Beach. To listen to the interview, visit Schools for Startups Radio
Become Indispensable by Taking Responsibility for Your Performance
JUST OWN IT!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 10, 2015 | Business Blog
Successful entrepreneurs and their team members take responsibility for their own performance and the performance of others upon whom they depend. In other words, they get the job done. In fact, they take the success of their company, department, and job – well personal. One of the most common questions we get wherever we keynote […]
7 Steps to Setting and Achieving Your Goals for the New Year
“A GOAL IS A DREAM WITH A DEADLINE” – NAPOLEON HILL
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 3, 2015 | Business Blog
Yes, it’s that time of year again when we start thinking about our goals for the coming year. Before the New Year begins is the perfect time to see what you have achieved over this last year and identify what you have yet to achieve. Reviewing your achievements is a great place to start. This […]
Training Magazine
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 1, 2015 | Business Blog, Contributed Blog
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINT RESOLUTION These days, most companies have anything ranging from one person to a whole department dedicated to so-called “customer service.” But let’s be honest: For many of these departments, truly gratifying service isn’t on the menu. They’re more like “complaint resolution” departments. They take calls or answer […]
It’s Your Biz WGSO 990 AM Interview
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | December 1, 2015 | Business Blog
Michael & Bonnie were interviewed on It’s Your Biz Radio show on WGSO 990 AM. To listen to the interview, click the play button below.
Gratitude Gets You More of What You are Thankful For
FOCUS ON ACCOMPLISHMENT
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | November 25, 2015 | Business Blog
It’s easy these days to get carried away with the news. There’s shootings, war, terrorism, disease and injustice all over the front page, blasting out on the television, radio and internet. It’s designed to scare you and make you want to read, listen and watch more. The media capitalizes on our natural self- preservation instincts […]
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