Talk Doesn’t Cook Rice Recently a friend shared a Chinese proverb.  It goes like this – “Talk doesn’t cook rice”   Here are Leo Babauta’s ‘Little Rules of Action’ to help you get cooking. Don’t Overthink. It’s good to have a clear pictu...

What Is The Best Age to Start a Business? I often get asked, ‘What is the best age to open a business?’.  Until now, my answers were anecdotal.  Thank you to Anna Wilds for introducing me to this new study.  With 2.7 Million startups studied, we now know the answer to the question! Â...

4th of July and Benjamin Franklin As we prepare for the 4th of July holiday, it reminds me of the strong, independent foundation of this country.  The United States was built on the backs of freedom seekers.  People packed up their families and their meager belongings and moved to a new land.  Th...

The Wisdom of Winnie The Pooh Over the past decade I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with thousands of people who hope, one day, to own their own business. The people I work with are generally honest, hard working and have exceptional ethics. They endeavor to treat everyone with fairness ...

The Wisdom of Mayor Suarez – City of Miami. Last week I had the opportunity to spend some time with the Mayor of Miami – Francis Suarez.  At 41 years old, Mayor Suarez is one of the youngest Mayors in Florida.  In addition, he is the first Miami born Mayor of Miami and won with…...

I Want to Be A Chick-fil-A Franchisee At a busy Chick-fil-A in Rome, Ga. Richard Yadkowski keeps a paternal eye on employees squeezing lemons and cooking chicken. Like seven teens who work in his restaurant, Yadkowski, 33, came to Chick-fil-A when he was living in a group foster home created by Chic...

Are You An Entrepreneur? Over the past 20 years, I have been honored to work with thousands of people who are now business owners. What a joy to work with so many unique and interesting people. Every individual comes to business ownership from a different place. They each have different skill sets, ...

Don’t Forget Your Running Shoes I love to read.  I read lots of books on a variety of topics.  Recently I decided to reread a few books.  One of the wonderful books I chose to reread was Who Moved My Cheese.  Last time I read this book was almost 10 years ago.  It was a…...

More Important Than Money As a franchise coach, I often speak with people about risk. Folks share the fact that they are interested in opening a business but they are not comfortable with the ‘risk’. I often ask them to describe the perceived risk. The answer always revolves around finan...

Life is a Funny Thing Hard to imagine it is already November.  Thanksgiving is around the corner, the holidays, then 2019 before you know it.   Are you ready? Life is a funny thing.  It is something that happens to you when you are not looking.  Before you know it the years have gone by, the&he...