Productivity

Would You Pick It Up?

Posted by on October 3, 2011 at 10:02 am

About a mile away, a dollar bill is lying on a sidewalk. Would you get in your car right now and go pick it up? Probably not.  And yet, at the same time, there are thousands of people who will drive 5 miles out of their way to save $.05 per gallon on their next [...]

How much support does someone REALLY need?

Posted by on September 20, 2011 at 6:13 pm

To set the table for this question, let me share with you some comments made on my Facebook wall earlier today: since there’s a more than 95% FAILURE rate in this industry, I’d say that means that there’s something VERY wrong with it… companies are NOT set up properly, the role of a sponsor is [...]

New browser plugin lets you talk to people on your Facebook Profile or any other site.

Posted by on July 27, 2011 at 9:35 pm

Have you ever wondered who was looking at the same website or online article as you? What if you could instantly have a conversation with someone who’s on the same page as you? What if you could see the moment that someone arrives at your Facebook Profile and send them a hello message? Or, what [...]

Why I’m Not Going To Join Your Company

Posted by on April 24, 2011 at 8:11 am

I got another phone call today from a person who I’m lightly acquainted with. I believe he and I may have been in a company together at some time in my past but I’m not quite sure. The phone call started the way many of them do: THEM:  Hey, Tony, how are you? ME: Good, [...]

Is this a paradox?

Posted by on February 11, 2011 at 10:29 am

The opening line of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” is “It was the best of times and the worst of times….” That’s how I feel about our economy right now. On a conference call recently, I made the following comment: “We make our own economy.  There’s just as much money out there as [...]