Entrepreneurship

A funny thing happened on the way to the ball park – the Nationals won! This does not happen often.  As a former Washington Senators stadium Public Address Announcer, I have seen many more losses than winners. You’ve heard the slogan: “First in War! First in Peace! Last in the American League! Well, times have changed! For the past few years the Washington Baseball Club is now known as the Washington Nationals – and we are no longer in the American League, we’re now in the National League. We're talking Major League Baseball in Washington DC! 

Restless Nights
It’s 3:00AM and I can’t sleep, instead I think about everything I need to do today, tomorrow, this week, and the coming month. I am overwhelmed and stressed about the upcoming office move, the latest acquisition, my inbox, and all the projects that I need to provide strategic insight and creative direction, not to mention all the family obligations such as attending my daughter’s new school activities, etc.

Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.

As this year is already in full motion, I take the time to look in the mirror at myself as a business owner and entrepreneur. It's my opportunity to look back and evaluate how well we've done as in the past year and what should we do differently this year.

The passing of a year is an opportunity to think about our strengths and identify our weaknesses -- the blind spots in management skills that may be keeping our businesses from being more successful. As an entrepreneur I identified a few common blind spots.