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“Do what you love. Know your own bone. Gnaw at it. Bury it. Unearth it, and gnaw it still.”-Henry David Thoreau Why are you waiting? Is there a ship coming in soon? Are you going to get a big inheritance someday? As I think back over my life, I recall that I often put...

“The more entrepreneurial and independent a child is, the more options they have later in life!” -R. Sapio I often say that the greatest gift my parents gave to my 8 siblings and I is the gift of independence. Today, however, we live in a world in which we’ve been...

I have heard from so many of you in the past several weeks. To my surprise, the conversations have been overwhelmingly positive, especially with those who have immersed themselves in the Simplicity, Probability and Leverage operating values of Business Finishing...

You may not remember this, but during the last recession, it was actually trendy to cut up your charge cards and get out of debt. Well, that fad wore off rather quickly, didn't it?Americans have since resorted to their free-spending ways, and now total debt in the US...

"Simple and clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior while complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior." That quote is from Dee Hock who founded Visa in 1968. Visa has done trillions of dollars in revenue. So...

“The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith. —Billy Graham” Have you ever thought about what Thanksgiving Day would be like for you...

“Never be a prisoner of your past.  Your past is a lesson, not a life sentence.” I’ve been working out of the same office for nearly 25 years.  The memories are vivid of the first time I walked in here, in January 1994.  In no way, shape, or form would I have ever...

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“When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. When is the second best time to plant to a tree? Today!” -Ancient Proverb What is the first thing that happens when a country goes to war? They assess all assets; from people to intellectual property, to...

Everything that now comprises the totality of our lives is derived from choices that we have made in the past.

The wisdom of the crowd is far more important, than the wisdom of the individual.   Thank you for helping to point us in this direction.  Many of the great ideas that we have implemented have come from you, the member, or prospective member.

“People usually don’t make the same mistake twice, they usually make it 20 or 30 times.” Recently, I read a report that said that more than 50 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, which means that they have zero dollars in savings.  Even more staggering is...

After college, a very close female friend of mine got into a serious relationship with one of my close male friends. After a few months, she declared to me that ‘John’ was absolutely the wrong guy for her. She said that he was lazy and that he drank too much. She said...

“Never be a prisoner of your past.  Your past is a lesson, not a life sentence.” I’ve been working out of the same office for nearly 25 years.  The memories are vivid of the first time I walked in here, in January 1994.  In no way, shape, or form would I have ever...

Recently, I organized a dinner at a restaurant with 12 close friends in a private room in Dallas. Getting 12 people to a room, on a prior agreed upon date/time/location should be easy right?

                  Watch the video of this article here.  With so many experts, gurus and phony entrepreneurs on the internet, you would think that someone would have picked up on perhaps the biggest waste of money within any company…INEFFICIENCIES. But they haven’t so...

I’ve noticed that complexity comes into businesses and families at an accelerated rate when they aren’t crystal clear on their values, and their objectives.

…successful people understand the balance between right now -and- ten years from now.  They know that it’s best not to abandon something that is difficult, too quickly (like a marriage for example).

The act of realizing that you cause what happens around you, can be a HUGE wake-up call for most of us.

“Doing something 90% of the time is hard, because you over-think your commitment. Doing something 100% of the time is easier!” -Dr. Heather Rice

"Mediocrity is doing an ‘okay job,’ having a relationship that ‘works,’ being just ‘a little’ overweight, or having a job that ‘pays the bills.’ … Most people live in a state of mediocrity. Mediocrity is as close to the bottom as it is the top.” – Chip Wilson...

When you stop doing so many things that annoy and do not bring you joy, your spirit will be lighter, your calendar will be clearer, and your time and energy will be spent on only the things and people you enjoy. -Sarah Knight This is important to remember in both life...

For me, integrity means that a person will always do the right thing; even if no one is watching and even if no one else will ever know.

“If I see further than others, it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants before me.” -Sir Isaac Newton At Business Finishing School, our goal is to share with you important and easy-to-implement tools, that you can put on the ground immediately. In the article...

I was chuckling inside as I wrote this blog post, because these are really NOT secrets.