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How Do You Do It ALL?

In addition to our work at A Better Place Consulting and the time I spend with my kids, you may also know that I also run the non-profit Pawssible. With so much going on, people often ask me how I “do it all.”

 

This is an incredible question that spurs so many other questions, right? What does it even mean? What is doing it all? What is all? Is this a compliment? Or is this a suggestion that I should be doing less?

 

I have stopped trying to decipher the code and have looked deep into what this mea…

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How to Break Your Business Curse

So anyone who knows how much I love sports could guess I would find some way to work the Cub’s World Series win into a business blog. And that is exactly what I am going to do.
If you watched the series you know that the win came as a result of hard work, not giving up, and having support. I will resist the opportunity to write a second blog titled “The Possible Consequences of Micro Management” in relation to the series but instead focus on an extremely progressive and “patient” individual, Th…

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Make it REAL

ABPC what is your 'real'
One of the keys to success is to find something that you not only excel at but that you also enjoy doing.
But no matter how much you enjoy doing it, the “How” and the “Why” of your actions and journey can dictate whether or not you continue to find motivation and inspiration to continue doing the best job you can.


The clarity in knowing where your motivation comes from can be key when starting out in a company or starting your own company. Many professionals find themselves lost in the detail…

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It Matters to That One

This story has been around for ages but I still find such inspiration from the young boy's dedication and conviction to create a better place and a better opportunity for as many individuals as he could impact. Seemed so silly to some but for me it resonated and became so powerful that it is the foundation that I have built my logo, my brand, and my business around. Please enjoy, and continue to strike to make a difference to "One" each and every day!
Once upon a time, there was an old man wh…

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Conquer Your Great White Shark

As some of you know, my business logo, a starfish, is based on the story of the little boy rescuing starfish who had washed up on the beach one by one.
That applied to how I wanted to run my business. Focus on each individual client and the impact we could make with them and hoping that by making their world a better place, they would then continue that movement and make the world a better place.

Recently I was referred to a client who had the potential to meet our company’s financial goal for th…

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