Now, you wouldn’t think you would run into a lot of savvy entrepreneurs by spending the summer in the woods near the sea, Down East in Maine http://bit.ly/cDc9AD. Not in the little towns, or in the boatyard from which we sail. But here is just such a microcosm of small business and committed entrepreneurs, and [...]

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Dear Reader (as Stephen King likes to say) ~
My deep apologies for my lapse from contributing to my blog these past two weeks. I have been off the grid in the most literal sense – travelling throughout New England en route to my very rural summer setting – and surprised at how difficult it can [...]

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Charles Lindbergh remains one of America’s most admired entrepreneurs. This “painstakingly assembled news footage from five cameras that filmed Lindbergh’s takeoff from Roosevelt Field, Long Island” and “mixed … with enhanced audio from the same newsreel sources” is a rare view of this moment, according to Win Perkins, a real estate appraiser who specializes in [...]

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The following is the Salutatorian Speech by James Thomason, recent graduate of Saint Monica’s High School in Santa Monica, California. I was in attendance at commencement, and was so moved by this succinct thought, that I asked Thomason if I could reprint it here, to share with you.
We live in an era of great [...]

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“If A equals success, then the formula is: A=X+Y+Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.”
Albert Einstein
I love this quote. It doesn’t, of course, offer any mathematical values to X or Y or Z, but it could imply that they come in equal measures.
The balance of work and play [...]

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Folks don’t talk directly about “honor” anymore, not out loud, except perhaps in the military. It isn’t common language. But honor plays a part in every interaction, and is the basis for our enduring reputation in our community.
Perhaps the concept closest to honor is a current word (a marketing term in social media actually), “authentic.” [...]

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I was working with one of my favorite clients the other day, when I heard myself tell him, “Absolutely – your must be trustworthy, your must offer full disclosure, and never let anyone darken your reputation – you know, loyal, helpful, kind – all that.”
I realized this list was from some childhood mantra taught in [...]

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Employees and consultants face the tough decision of continuing to work with a company that is struggling or failing, or returning to a highly troubled job market in this jobless so-called recovery.
Employees face reduced pay and increased work load. One V.P. of Marketing I know lost his staff of four more than a year [...]

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Think of all those ads about taking your new wireless electronics to the beach and the mountains and far-away remote places filled with slow-moving life. You can have peace and quiet and still be connected. Well, not really. Maybe if your beach or mountain is within a half-hour drive of a major city, you can [...]

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I once “watched” Steve Jobs pursue my close friend when he wanted to hire her. He was an unrelenting suitor. He was charming and forthright. Once he had her leaning towards saying “yes,” he set out to woo her husband to support the move. I watched his campaign from her first words to me, “Very [...]

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