Since 2013, I’ve written my newsletter consistently, each Wednesday, which makes this issue #337. Over the years, I have created a large database of topic ideas for me to write about, yet before resorting to scanning my database for ideas, I prefer to reflect on the prior week and decide whether I can come up with an idea that is fresh, provocative and especially one that was shared or asked about by one of my clients. Earlier today, during a...

Last week, for the first time, I did not write and share my weekly newsletter. Wednesday, June 12, was mine and Laurel’s 40th wedding anniversary, and while no big celebration was planned due to her father’s illness and hospitalization, we also didn’t plan for his death that very afternoon. My father in-law was blessed with 95 years of good health, a clear mind and a love for his family. He was an avid and advanced bridge player and a poker...

I was a professional musician (I guess I still am) before taking on computers and the Internet as the main focus of my business career. I love listening, studying and playing different music genres. Yet, I often wonder what are the profound differences between talented musicians and those who just play and operate on a completely different level? And what does this article have to do with the business world? I believe it comes down to these 9 insights: Learn:...

I was browsing through a popular national publication when I noticed an article written about Creating Global Digital Empires®. This immediately caught my attention due to the fact that I own that trademark and the fact that the author who wrote this article interviewed me a year earlier on guess what topic? You guessed right! I picked up the phone, called up the author, who apologized for not knowing that this was trademarked by me. But what seemed even more...

Last week, in my article, Have You Uncovered Your Treasure Yet? I shared with you my top 10 insights that I reflected upon. Here are the top 10 for me and you to reflect on this week: Make sure your key initiatives towards your key goals take control of your time and energy and bring the right energy towards them. Don’t let your challenges define you but you need to define your challenges. Embrace these challenges and become a better...

I’ve been reviewing several of my journals and here are some of the insights that jumped at me: Reduce your labor intensity by eliminating insignificant tasks or those that don’t lead you to your goals, streamline and systematize your work, delegate work to others, and eliminate the junk in your life. To paint your future success, I suggest you identify what you want your life and business to look like and what exactly do you need to do to build...

“We need to leave the city immediately, it is getting too dangerous around here” he whispered to his wife. “Are you out of your mind? Our entire family surrounds us, our kids, my parents, and brothers and sisters. We have a successful business and an established life here. I am not leaving!” she exclaimed. Next morning, she woke up screaming and crying: “where are the kids? They are not here! Someone has kidnapped our kids!” He calmly looked at her...

I work hard on reducing my inbox down to zero as much as possible and almost daily. I do admit that there are days that this task is not manageable but my goal, on most days, is to have my inbox empty at the end of the day, which is a great feeling when achieved. Almost six years ago, I first wrote about the Inbox Zero concept and shared several insights as to why it makes sense to do so...

This is a holy week for so many around the world and, as is often the case, the Passover and Easter holidays coincide. The First Council of Nicaea in 325 determined that Easter should always fall on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox. Consequently, Easter remained without a fixed date but proximate to the full moon, which coincided with the start of Passover, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Nissan. While the long,...