ENCOURAGEMENT, VALIDATION, AND HISTORY KEEP YOU ON TRACK
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
If you really want to keep your New Year’s Resolutions, try using a Goal Book. When used regularly, it is a powerful tool toward achievement. As the year progresses, we get distracted and it’s easy to stray from our New Year’s intentions. We start out with a sense of... SO MANY GOALS, SO LITTLE TIME
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
December is the last month we have to put together our wish list for 2013. Most of us will wait until the last day to scribble down some sort of resolutions or plans we hope to accomplish for the New Year. But, how do you get started? Last time we shared a tool that... MAKE YOUR RESOLUTION A TRADITION
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Before New Years arrives with all the resolutions we’re bound to make and break, we thought we would share a tool we have used over the years to help us achieve our goals. We call it our Goal Book. It’s pretty simple really, just a 3-ring binder that takes 5½ by 8½... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Sometimes all we can see is what’s missing, what needs fixing, and what’s wrong. Although we should strive for improvement in whatever we do, we need to take time out and really take inventory of the good things in our lives. Yes, imperfections may stick out like the... TELL YOUR CUSTOMERS WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Outside contracted services do things for us that are beyond our skill set or are best done by a specialist. One frustration we, as customers, typically face is not knowing what is expected of us to get the most out of these services. If you are in a service business,... WOW! SHE’S HUSTLATIVE!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We have a friend in Chicago who uses a self-styled word to define the quick moves a person uses to accomplish the task at hand. He calls it “hustlative.” It stuck with us as a great descriptor for this critical attribute. It can be the difference between success and...