When a client initially contacts me for a solution, they are always going to come with a problem. They need a solution to their problem, and they often know exactly what they need. Clients come “prepared”. They found a widget that does exactly what they need, and they are sure that I need to make …
We all work with people, and we all make decisions. Have you ever worked with someone who made decisions and you never knew why? This can be incredibly frustrating, it is like you are being thrown around with no reason at all.
I’ve noticed that often people will say something like “I’d like to meet with you about X”. Unfortunately, if will often not happen. When you are requesting a meeting, or responding to a meeting request, there are a few things to be sure to do to make sure it happens.
You are asked to get information from someone, where do you start? If you know the person and have worked with them, then it is easy – you know how to communicate with them. If you don’t know the person, you have to figure out what forms of communication they use to be able to …
There have been a few “ground floor” opportunities that I’ve experienced in my life, and there seems to be a window of opportunity that you have to act in order to be able to “cash in”. At the same time, there are things that get over-used and get old. I think that, if we aren’t …
You’ve heard the saying, right? People say, “that’s apples to oranges”. When comparing things, you have to compare “apples to apples” to get a true comparison. I have noticed that it isn’t necessarily what you are comparing, but it is whether you are comparing like things. If you come to a conclusion or make a …
A few years ago I was working late at night at the Red Lion Hotel here in Redding. I was looking at the paper, and there was a celebrity who had recently done something in their personal life that was published in the paper. As I was reading that article, it hit me…. That celebrity …
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