You Must Own Your Future A few years back I had the distinct honor to hear Tom Shay, CEO/Owner of Right Management, Florida/Caribbean speak on the topic of job transition and career management.  What an interesting discussion. Mr. Shay has been involved in career transition for almost 40 years and...

This morning I spent some time in a 4th grade classroom.  The program is called Project Teach and the purpose of the visit is to discuss first impressions, career planning and the importance of education.  What tremendous fun.  Try asking a 4th grader how the world works and what they plan to do ...

Lessons From A Veteran As a franchise coach I get to speak with individuals about more than just franchising.  We take time to discuss their vision, values and insights.  Part of the process involves the creation of a personal vision statement. Last week I had the honor of working with a decorated...

What's New in Franchising? Each year I attend several franchising conferences.  Normally these conferences are fairly predictable.  The conference I just returned from was different.  The energy and power was palatable.  Things are rapidly changing, evolving, in franchising.  Here are my three ...

The Joy of Taxes I was planning to write something festive about the holidays but instead, I decided to discuss taxes.  I know.  Taxes?  Nobody wants to discuss taxes during the holiday season.  I am drawing your attention to taxes because there are BIG changes happening right now in DC.  The t...

Gratitude Seeing as Thanksgiving is this month, I thought it might be a good idea to touch on the concept of gratitude.  Why gratitude?  Because gratitude is the single most important factor in both health and happiness. Have you ever run into those people who are always griping about something?Â...

Politics, Social Media and the Stock Market About a year ago I was speaking with a prospective business owner and he was trying to decide if he should open a franchised business.  He completely understood the franchise opportunity, but was worried about the ‘big picture’ and whether the larger ...

High Achievers vs. The Average Person I subscribe to a few investment newsletters.  These newsletters do their best to let me know what is happening in the market and allow me to make better decisions.   At least that is how it is supposed to work.  The reality is quite different.  Any given mo...

The Educated Franchisee 3rd Edition We are proud to announce the publishing of The Educated Franchisee – Third Edition.  It has been a decade since the best selling The Educated Franchisee was published.  Over the past decade, our suite of online resources have expanded exponentially; however, i...

Leadership & Vision Happy Presidents Day.  I would like to open this newsletter with some thoughts on Leadership and Vision from John Maxwell. 'Without a challenge, many people tend to fall or fade away. Charles Noble observed, "You must have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrate...