Work to live - live to work

How many of you out there live to work? I mean, that it is not necessary to work, but you work because you want to?
How many of you work because you have to? Does the job you have dictate what you do for at least 8 hours a day?
The workaholic comes in two [...]

Mastermind and the workaholic

The concept of the “mastermind” has invaded our business culture for the past several years. For those of you that do not know the term, “mastermind,” it came from the book by Napoleon Hill published in the 1940’s called “Think and Grow Rich.” A definite classic to read whether you are self employed, working in [...]

Make time to “grow” a library

They say that poor people have a large TV screen in their homes…..and rich people have large libraries in their homes. Every successful person got to where they are by reading and planning. I know of several people who run wildly successful businesses that continually read and attend educational related seminars. The successful person knows [...]

Find your calling

I cannot count how many times my friends and associates tell me how miserable they are in their current vocation and wonder why they continue to mull in their disappointment. It was true over 10 years ago when I worked for a corporation and it is still true now hearing it from a friend of [...]

New website launch

I am excited to say that my main “brick and morter” business, P2 Events has a new web site that went live today. After 15 years of my “old” and “dusty” site, I feel that the Phoenix has risen from the ashes!
I am pleased to say that I will make this site very interactive [...]

Another turncoat to the club of the workaholic

I have great news….my good friend and all around “good guy” has taken the plunge and went self employed! His name is Bob and I want to congratulate him on a job well done. He spent the last 15 years in a career in the rentals field. He worked way too hard for someone else. [...]

Starting new projects - work overload?

In any career, there exists the challenge of balancing all of your projects. No matter how many projects the workaholic has, there should be some sort of scheduling to make sure each one gets enough attention. Currently, I have 8 simultaneous projects in production. Through my checklist on the scratch pad I use on my [...]