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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
YOUR EMPLOYER MAY HAVE BACKUP PLAN, FIRE YOU! WHAT IS YOURS?
In my last article I wrote about running one’s life like a business, with mission, core competency/product, sales and marketing and money management. In this one I will discuss the idea of transferrable skills and obsolescence. I define transferrable skills as core competencies that we have developed that can be used almost anywhere. Thing like [...]
Do you want a pony?
There is a bank ad on right now that I get a kick out of. A man asks a girl if she would like a pony; she says yes and gets a toy pony. He then asks the other girl if she would like a pony; she says yes and a real pony comes walking [...]
Book review
I had a great book review by Gina Burgess posted on her site Check out her site for this and more; she has a great site!
A comment from a Linkedin connection
Hi Rob I so enjoyed your book. I believe instead of a survival guide it is more like a Life Success Guide. What a great gift for your children. You are a remarkable man and you should pursue the marketing of this book. At least that is my opinion. <smile> Thank you so much for [...]
