On behalf of you and close to 2,000 other D.C.s in Canada and the U.S., I do a lot of reading, thinking, delegating, and check writing. …and by spending literally well over $45 million dollars in overhead in the last 25 years, I’ve learned a few things: 1. Businesses can get complex over time. It… Read More »

Some of you really know me. You’ve hung out with me and/or perhaps you’ve even been to my home. You may have even met my family and friends. You know how simple, authentic, and sincere I am. I drive a truck, I like to camp, and at 55, I can and do ride one of… Read More »

Think about the small businesses in your town. How many can you recall that opened and then shut down years later? My guess is a lot. I personally live and work in downtown Danville, California. It’s a quaint little town jam-packed with small businesses. Primarily… Women and Men’s clothing stores. (Danville is ranked #1 in… Read More »

I’m no bodybuilder but I do know how to build businesses. And as with bodybuilding, there’s both a right and wrong way to build a business (practice). Actually, the mindset, values, and action steps needed to succeed at both bodybuilding and practice building are very similar… 1. Quality growth doesn’t happen overnight – Sure, you… Read More »

Maybe that is why I’ve always been extremely punctual, a lover of vintage watches, and a long-time practitioner and proponent of thinking, elimination, automation, and leverage. Life is short and although it is a bit shorter for others, it is short nevertheless. So I’m dying soon…and so are you. We both will be dead soon.… Read More »