In my research with small business owners and in my experience as the owner of multiple small businesses, dealing with cash flow is the biggest difficulty. Managing cash flow needs time and attention. Many small business owners work ‘in’ their businesses and not ‘on’ their businesses. Cash flow is definitely an ‘on your business’ issue. [...]

Cash Flow -The thorn in the side of the small business owner. Let’s see – there is the ever present payroll that comes up regularly, the rent, all the other expenses. To offset all the money going out, let’s hope there is money coming in. And let’s suppose we want to take it up a [...]

Disneyworld has a customer experience story that illustrates how the customer experience is designed and choreographed like a dance – a memorable performance with staging, lighting, performers, music and a variety of other elements. The customer experience is the product of strategic thinking and execution as much as it is personal warmth. The Disneyworld Story [...]

Recently I hurt my knee, devastating for a dancer. I got an MRI and found out I tore both menisci and a ligament. So I started going to physical therapy. Some of the physical therapy work is on specific things for my knee, tracking of the knee over the toes for good alignment, exercises for [...]

Have you ever watch somebody dancing on the stage or on TV? If it’s done well, the movements flow easily into each other. Each movement is performed with maximum energy, maximum stretch, maximum power, maximum concentration. Each segment leads to another which builds on the one before. There’s economy of movement meaning that there are [...]

I love to dance. I love to feel the music take hold of my being. I love to feel the music use my body to express itself. I love when a good dance partner feels the phrases in the music, the same as I do. I love when he interprets the passion in the music [...]

1. Dance full out. You can dance small or you can dance big. Have you watched ‘Dancing With the Stars’? Do the performers get any points for holding back? No, the judges want to see full expression and commitment to the movement. Are you committed to your business? Do you really go for it? Put [...]

Recently I was looking to update my morning routine. I really wanted to exercise at least 15 minutes each morning. Probably not enough, but something is better than nothing. And I wanted to be able to give myself a dose of super confidence each morning, give myself a power surge to attract new clients based [...]

Are you waiting for a stimulus package that will really have an effect on your small business? Maybe it will come and maybe it will touch you. Maybe you’ll be out of business by then. You can’t control a lot of what happens in the macro-economic world, but you can control what happens in your [...]

I’m looking forward to achieving new goals with fresh energy. This is a time for new beginnings and creative thinking. When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. –Chinese proverb. The picture above is an acroyoga (acrobatics and yoga) pose and was taken by Tyler Blank, a good friend [...]