For the most part, you are competing against yourself, not others. Sure, you have competition. And while competition can definitely motivate you, your main competition is with yourself. People implement ideas and get motivated through one of two different factors.

If you’ve paid any attention to trends in the last decade, you’ve probably noticed a dramatic increase in the speed of information exchange among humans.  News and information literally travel at the speed of light now, and have for a generation. 

Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden had many tremendous sayings, but probably his most famous was, “Make every day a masterpiece.” That's great advice.

I have a business mentor and neighbor who always inspires me when we get together, and he gives me great ideas and sound business principles. He is also very rich.

Good businesspeople make good decisions, while poor businesspeople make poor decisions. That may seem like a rather simplistic statement, but it is true and the reality behind it is monumental.

Those in the carpet cleaning and restoration industry a decade or more ago likely remember when mold concerns and litigation were sweeping the country.

Many carpet cleaning/ restoration companies seem to grow to a certain size and then proceed to get stuck there for years and years. Why is that and what can be done about it?

Do you consider yourself lucky, unlucky or somewhere in between? Let’s take a look at this trait and see if it really is a factor in your success.

Every once in a while we get that call from a local customer who we know has very deep pockets. And we know a call from them means a really great week for us.

Your altitude depends on your attitude. After twenty years in this business, sixteen years in my previous business and now five years coaching business owners, I can safely make the following statement without much fear of being wrong: