As business owners, executives, and employees, we have different motivations for what we do. The problem seems to be a general loss of purpose in most businesses today. What happened to our passion? To the American Dream? Did it ever really exist? With a resounding “yes,” the American...

How much passion do your employees put into the business? How much passion do your field marketers put into the business? If there is an imbalance between the field and your home base, you need to correct it quickly. I have tried but have not been able to verify the veracity of the story I...

I can make money with any product with the right compensation plan. I am sure if you have been in direct sales, MLM or network marketing long enough you have heard that line. It is pure silliness. When I was first involved in network marketing that was the attitude. It was wrong then, it is...

When do we stop following our dreams? When do we stop believing that we can accomplish big things? When do we become too jaded to believe in miracles? I have four children and it never ceases to amaze me what they believe is possible. Andrew, age 4, can conjure up an entire world of...

Some of the best business advice can come from the most absurd places. I must admit that watching the real news is depressing. Oil spills, nuclear disasters and Moammar Gadhafi do not make for an uplifting evening. The more serious life gets, the more I need the ridiculously sage words from...

The path to discovering the perfect partnership is only second to finding balance with your spouse. Here are 10 tips to finding, choosing, or maintaining that perfect partnership: Remember, it takes time and effort to become a terrible partner.  If you don’t know your prospective...

Cliches are tiresome, especially when their long term effect is negative. In traditional direct sales and retail marketing we focus on the product value statements to convince people to buy a product or service. For many network marketers brief lip service is given to the superior nature of...

I dress pretty hip these days.  I rarely wear a suit any more and even though I have a fancy Juris Doctorate and the big 40 is now less than 365 days away, I have a pair of Vans and I wear them often. I must admit that my wife buys all my clothes that people don’t give me on my...