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Try This And See If Work Goes Differently Today

By Jenika | November 1, 2017 |

I stared down in raw, humble wonder at the plate in front of me.  Nothing unusual about it from an outside view.  Curry and rice.  Looks like lunch. Except I had just closed a book before sitting down to eat.  I don’t remember which book now, I’ve read many in recent weeks that fit the…

The Perfectly “Good” Strategy That Prevents You From Succeeding

By Jenika | October 18, 2017 |

Let’s pretend that you take up swimming as a sport. You show up at the pool every morning, practicing your strokes and lowering your times.  You’re feeling pretty good about how it’s going and can see lots of improvement!  You get up the confidence to join a local swimming league, and sign up for a…

Only Use This Tip For Good. I Mean It.

By Jenika | September 26, 2017 |

Here’s the dialogue in a scene from one of my favorite movies. See if you can spot what bugs me about it: —– Kathleen: Do you want the West Side to become one gigantic strip mall? Crowd: No! Kathleen: Do you want to get off the subway at 72nd and Broadway, and not even know…

Preparing Your Business For A Natural Disaster

By Jenika | September 9, 2017 |

Parts of this post are excerpted from an email sent out on August 30th. Our thoughts continue to be with everyone impacted by recent weather events. A major disaster is not the time to try to figure out “Wait, what is going to happen to my business?” I don’t just mean that when your house is…