Top Tips From A Man in Black

Why a MIB-Man In Black? Am I a well-dressed alien enforcement agent? A dark soulful country singer? No, but I have been told I look good in black clothing–be it a black dress shirt, turtleneck, tuxedo or everyday black suit. What is it about the “color” black? The other day I wore a black button-down [...]

How Mindmapping Works For Me

I have been using a piece of software I acquired a while back called ConceptDraw Office one of the main features of Concept Draw is some great mind mapping software. When I was first exposed to mindmapping a few years back I admit that at the time I thought it was just a bunch of [...]

Do You Have A Fear List?

Recently I took time to write down a list of thing I was either afraid of or just hated to do to the point I would procrastinate doing them. Yes, I know it’s risky doing this but if I am to grow as a person and be less of a burden to my fellow man [...]

Brain Applications “Software” To Make You More Efficient and productive

It’s been a while since I posted anything, way too long as a matter of fact but you might say I have been going through a time of self discovery and realizing that old habits, fears and ways of thinking have not been working for me and not only impacting me but those around me. [...]

How You Can Help The Self-Employed Without Buying From Them

We often hear about ways small business is help through things like Angel Investors, small business loans, etc. However those usually involve larger sums of money, sometimes with a $10,000 minimum (not that I wouldn’t like such a gift) but what I am thinking of is your more people and society in general can support [...]

Have You Tasted the Tomatoes–Really??

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend the second in a series of “tasting” organized by Orange Coat, a local web design company. The event was held at a local restaurant, The Lazy Goat. On the surface you may be wondering why a web design company is hosting “tasting” seminars but their mission is one [...]

Worst Marketing Decisions and What I’ve Learned From Them

For the most part the I have wasted the most money or have seen the fewest results through three venues; 1.) The Yellow pages – Have not received a single call or sale. Money continues to flow out for no good reason 2.) Advertising in magazines and newspapers – looking over my receipts probably wasted [...]

Updating A Little Content In Hopes of Bigger Money for Clients

Sometimes it takes just a little bit of effort to bring big results. Just like when you asked that special person out on that first date the most important thing to do was to just let them know you were interested. The same goes for letting potential clients know what you charge and other options [...]

When you say, "I should have gone into 'such and such' business"

I often find myself observing another business and saying to myself, “Wow, I should have gone into ‘such and such’ business.” Does that mean that I feel stupid or feel I have made a mistake for going into the business I already run? No, but I am usually observing a process or admiring that the [...]

Feeling kinda Scrappy!

Monday and Tuesday of this week was interesting to say the least. My wife had been temporarily working as a waitress on a part-time basis at a local Waffle House Restaurant. Sunday evening/Monday morning she had to work a rare third shift (9 pm – 7 am) I decided to stay up a bit and [...]