The sign at the local dry cleaner read "we hand scrub all collars and cuffs."

Before I read it I hadn't even been thinking about dry cleaning but afterwards I couldn't stop.

I started to look at my dress shirt and notice a slight stain in the cuff area where it hadn't been cleaned since it's last press.

When I got home I took the shirt off and looked at the collar. Same thing.

The next day I got all of my dry cleaning ready and drove...

I spent yesterday golfing.



I know hate me if you want, but while the rest of the people in the world were at work slaving away for the man I was on the back nine hitting balls into the trees and water like Tiger Woods.

It was funny to sit in traffic and see everyone driving into work. Actually it was pretty sad because I didn't see to many people actually happy to...

A little recap.

Happiness In Sales Part 1: Everyone Seeks Happiness

Happiness In Sales Part 2: Happiness Is Relative To The Person

And now the conclusion of our happiness in sales mini series.

We already know that everyone seeks happiness and that our definition of happiness doesn't match that of those around us.

Those two principals set the foundation for part 3.


Happiness In Sales Part 3: Our Resources Are Limited...

How can you measure a companies profit? Looking at their balance sheet and seeing their income to expense ratio is what an accountant would tell you.

By being a business owner you should know that your business gets its profit by convincing others to part with their money in exchange for your product or service.

This means your balance sheet is an indication of how much you have served others ~ in terms of their standards, their values, their desires.

Don’t...

What are you doing in your business that is out of the ordinary? For most people the list is small, if not blank.

So if you aren't doing anything extraordinary, how do you think your customers are going to remember you next time they want to make a purchase?

On Monday my friend took his wife out to dinner to celebrate her passing her teaching certification.

They went to a fancy restaurant had a bottle of wine and dinner and left $140 later (ouch!). Anyway,...