Marty’s Musings
Best Book Recommendations So Far
Reading is my favorite pastime. Lately I've not had the time (or made the time) to do much reading for just pure pleasure. I do love a good, dirty novel or romance story. But I read something related to business every day. THAT I do make time for. And in honor of...
What I Believe
I Believe... in being of service to humanity I Believe... in listening carefully and responding appropriately I Believe... in talking with people not at them I Believe... in taking appropriate action I Believe... in knowing when to say "no" — and when to say "yes" I...
Where to get ideas for articles and blog posts
It’s amazing to me how the weather can swing from one extreme to the other so quickly here. As I was out walking this morning I was thinking it might have been nice to have put on a jacket. Just you wait. It won’t be long before I’m complaining about just that thing:...
Questions, questions and more questions
My nearly five-year old grandson is just full of questions. Most of them beginning with the word Why...? If you've ever spent any time around little kids you know just how exasperating that can be sometimes. But, the kids are on to something and to tell you the truth,...
5 Daily Rituals for Business Success
Running a business or a coaching practice can be challenging on even the best of days. There are 5 things that I believe are essential if you want to have a successful business or coaching practice and that will set the stage for a productive day no matter what else...
Front Loading Your Week
Around here we're always looking for ways to be more productive. And one of the best ways I know to be the most productive week after week is by doing what I call "front loading your week." What is front loading? It's when you plan and execute your high value tasks...
Huddling
As a teacher (and consultant) of marketing and business, one thing I like to do is see what folks are doing in the way of marketing and running their businesses outside of my own field of marketing and business development for coaches and professional service...
Is your TV off?
Up until now, Bill and I — who are the consummate political junkies — really enjoyed our evenings watching the evening news and hearing the pundits talk, but since the election I've not wanted to engage with any of it. Mostly because the things that appear to be...
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How and When to End a Business Relationship
As you start applying the law of attraction to your business, you'll get amazing clarity around your various business relationships. And you may discover that it's time to end relationships are that not a good match for you. It doesn’t necessarily mean that something...