Hello all, Wanted to share with you a television segment I just did for ABC’s new half-hour national travel show ( that also airs in 20 countries) that features Malawi and the beautiful children of Mtendere. The segment is on learning vacations and I talked about AFC and my trip so you’ll see some...

One relationship can change your business life. 7 years ago I meant a loud, obnoxious, lovable New Yorker that was smart and as funny as a whip. Her name was Lorraine Ball. The business relationship that developed has changed the small business culture of central Indiana. She was a dynamic and driven...

Will you ever get use to it?  The shear highs and lows of running your own small business.  You land a big client, what a high! You lose a great employee, what a low.  You have a record month, what a high!  You make a bad hire, what a low! If you own a small business you know what I am talking about. ...

Ok, you want to start a business here is list of things to do and the importance I feel they are in: 1.  Write out your “why?”  Write, Rewrite then write again the “real” reason you want to start this business.  It better go beyond freedom, money, or because you don’t...

Yeah, Nike was certainly on to something when they came up with this mission and tagline for athletes. I think we all should apply this to our entrepreneurial career.  Whether it is writing a book, starting a business or a new career.  There are always two easy ways to get things moving: identify the...

Do you believe? What a powerful question this can be! I don’t care if you are talking about business, a relationship, a company with an employee, a politician anything else. This question can be a bring-you-to-your-knees in a good or a bad way if some one asks you and presses you on it. It gets to...

Do you have the right people on the bus? Jim Collins’ book “Good to Great” has been a life-saver for so many business owners and leaders. It creates a very smart analogy that we can use to think about having the right players on the bus. I recently let an employee go. It wasn’t a good fit. I...

This is one of the best business books I have read in a long time. I am reengaging my social media Plan!

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution “Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does...

Ok Indy, you have been really good to me. I am all about Colts and if Butler was playing anybody else I would be Bulldog blue. That being said, I am going to find my green wear it all weekend and scream my head off at some sports bar tomorrow for my spartans. Avery Jukes, I hope you have a good game,...