The biggest mistake business owners make when seeking a coach is thinking that they need the coach to be an expert who can give them the answers to their problems.…
We jokingly call them stinkin’ thinkin’, but they probably keep us alive. Cognitive biases are subconscious mental shortcuts that we take. They allow us to deal with three facts of…
What’s the difference between sympathy and empathy? They are easy to mix up.In the video, we discuss a progression from disempowerment to empowerment in four different behaviors: Pity Sympathy Empathy…
This case study has a happy ending! The Barons brothers sought expert help and they got it. The result was steady growth and they are still in business 9 years…
This case study comes from Season 1, Episode 2 of The Profit, on CNBC. The show stars Marcus Lemonis, who helps businesses that are in trouble. He invests in them…
Have you ever heard of Parkinson’s Law? (It has nothing to do with the disease.) It’s an observation first published in 1955 by Cyril Northcote Parkinson, an Englishman who had…
Five examples of Mental Models we discuss in this video, starting about the 6 minute mark: The Map is Not the Territory Diversification of Risk The 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle)…
Updated 11/28/2023 Short Version We’re updating this original blog post with a shorter version because we created a newer replacement using new tools. It’s been a year since ChatGPT roared…
Who quits a lucrative 6-figure job to start an online fishing club? Joe and Luke Simonds did. In their college days, while they enjoyed an annual getaway gathering of friends…
