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When They Hit You on the Head, Say, “Thank You!”

A more enlightened approach to using pain and setbacks as valuable learning experiences. Dwell not on the perceived pain, but on the improvements you will make as a result of them. Excerpted from the book on conscious entrepreneurship and business management, Business Black Belt “A practitioner must learn to perform at top speed all the…

No Excuses… No Blame… No Kidding!

Excerpted from the book on conscious business management, Business Black Belt When the smoke clears and the dust settles, you have either a success or an excuse. The people who accept the final responsibility become the ones in charge—it doesn’t seem to work the other way around. In a world of lawsuits where someone can…

Ya Gotta Get Your Hands Dirty

Excerpted from the book on conscious business management, Business Black Belt Success comes before work only in the dictionary. ~ Vidal Sassoon, hair designer We’re led to believe that most businesses were built with less effort than they really were. Someone has got to do the actual work of your business. I remember when I…

One Day You’ll Get Lucky. . . (Or, you can just flip the switch now!)

Excerpted from the book on conscious business management, Business Black Belt I want to be different… Like everyone else. What’s it like to spar with a Black Belt? You have to do it to know how much practice you’ll need. There’s really only so much preparing you can do before you go for it. It’s…

Focus on Your Goal… Not on How You’ll Get There

Excerpted from the book on conscious business management, Business Black Belt Don’t tell me something’s impossible. Tell me what it would take to make it possible. After we figure out what we want, we immediately start to figure out how to get it. We can achieve the same result in many ways. Don’t get too…