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 [...]
DO OUR DECISIONS HELP US MEET OUR PRIORITIES?
I worked with a woman many years ago who really loved her children. One day we were talking about a recent death and I recalled an old adage: “live each day like it your last”. She quickly responded that it was impossible to do that because if she knew her last day was here she [...]
Do you really want to be a risk taker?
I think many think it is cool to be a risk taker. Slogans like “you only go around once”, “take a chance, Columbus did!” and others promote the idea of taking risks with our money and careers. Some are very successful when they take risks; others fail miserably. I have heard it said that entrepreneurs [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“The Get Inspired! Project”
I had the privilege of being interviewed for the “Get Inspired! Project” last week. My interview is posted on the January 10 slot. I am not sure if my interview will inspire anyone, but it is inspiring to see how the owners of this project are collecting interviews from many people for the benefit of [...]
