Rob Severson
DO OUR SPENDING DECISIONS MATCH OUR GOALS?
Except for the really rich, we all need to watch our spending. Money management is a very simple concept; spend less than we earn! Easy to say, but difficult to do especially at various stages of our lives. When we are young we are like a growing business, we need to invest in homes, our [...]
IS SOCIAL JUSTICE A COPOUT?
Social injustice I heard this term a lot in the 60′s when I was in college but didn’t think about it too much as I was doing other things than protesting stuff. As it keeps coming up I looked it up on Wikepedia to learn more about it. There is a lot on there, but [...]
Are we ready to go?
I lost an old friend today Just heard that an old high school friend of mine passed away last night. I am sure this happens to us all when it does it always puts many things into perspective. My friend had struggled with alcohol and other things for many years. He was at Mankato State [...]
One way to protect your future.. start building a consulting business early!
Do you want to be a consultant? I am a consultant/coach but I never planned to be one. I just fell in to it when my job changed at Norwest (now Wells Fargo) and I didn’t want to find another position there. So, I took my severance and hung up my shingle! My goal was [...]
DO YOU KNOW YOUR MARKET?
In the venture capital business one of the most important factors in an investment decision is the size of the market for the product being introduced. Another important side to this is access to the market. In addition to management skills these are critical when looking for investors. Individuals have the same challenge. We need [...]
LOOKING FOR SUMMER JOBS?
The unemployment thing is a real problem for many. On the other side, I still hear from business owners that it is hard to get good “help”! How can this be in this market? I spoke at a high school a few weeks ago and one of the interests was summer jobs. The students had [...]
SURPRISED ABOUT THE WOMAN “RETURNING” HER CHILD TO RUSSIA?
This situation turned in to an international incident with Russia now stopping adoptions until further notice. I was surprised at first that some one would return a child just like one would return a faulty appliance to a store. But then I got to thinking. Why should I be surprised? We have many abortions in [...]
Don’t let your job or business be “all about me”
Listen to your customer! Today I read an article in the paper about a successful, growing business, surviving and getting better even in this recession. The key? The owners listened to their customers! Most of us would say that we listen to our customers, but do we do act on what we hear? In this [...]
Everyone should have an automated contact data base!
I was speaking with a pastor several years ago about a relationship training course I was marketing. I encouraged her to bring in a diverse group, business people, medical folks and others to provide a good mix. Her response surprised me. She said she had visited a businessman recently and he had told her how [...]
Don’t think you are a teacher? You can teach your children how to make a living
I was talking with some friends last night and we were noting that some people seem to “figure it out” and do what they have to do to make a living. Others seem to have no clue. We agreed that some of it may be due to parenting, and that the issue was classles, it [...]
