Sometimes in your Mastermind Group you will want to spend time brainstorming.
A successful Mastermind Group is one that can brainstorm well.  Many groups have problems brainstorming, therefore do not leverage their thinking power to the extent possible.
Brainstorming is the unashamed, prolific sharing of ideas that come to your mind when you are in the group [...]

We have serious global environmental challenges to face,  an estimated 100 million homeless people worldwide, drugs devastating our communities everywhere, the US Financial Crisis weighing heavily on the global economy, countries at war, including our own, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
You have a company to run, a board of directors meeting to [...]

You are probably familiar with this poem. In today’s business climate you need the personal edge more than ever:
I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do, you might just as well [...]

My good friend John DiPietro, (whom I sometimes call my East Coast Counterpart) is doing a free event next week. 
He does these great interviews.  I just listened to the last one he did with Dr. Zimmerman and thought it was great.
John and I will be talking about Executive Coaching.  If you have been wondering what in [...]

So…..You’re working around the clock. Even when you’re not working, your mind is on your upcoming meeting with the board of directors, how to get revenues up, expenses down, getting employees more engaged and more productive, what to outsource and what to keep in house, how to pull morale up for your sales staff, and [...]

Your business plan should be completed by the end of September and now that we are back from our summer vacations and we have the kids back in school, we can focus.  Does it seem like things are just spinning out of control?  Many of you have told me that, and believe me, I am [...]

Wondering why your tream isn’t as creative and innovative as you have asked/empowered them to be?  Check the attitude in the trenches.  Recent brain research shows that change is interpreted as physical pain. Some people have a higher tolerance for change (pain) than others.  The problem is, if you are making a lot of changes [...]

You’re the guy (or gal) at the top.  The buck stops here.  Let me ask you a question: What is your most important job?  Self-care.  What?  Self-care?  That sounds wimpy, or medical, or stupid; at any rate, we don’t like to hear it.  However, I have personal experience with two separate instances of having to be on bedrest and [...]

"We learn to walk by stumbling."   Old Bulgarian Proverb
My friend  Jan Yager, author of  many great books, including "Who’s that Sitting at my Desk?  How to Succeed by Mastering Work Relationships" ,asked me a question the other day that got me thinking about my many faux pas in life.
Early in my real estate career, I [...]

The clock is ticking…..Just when you thought December might be a time for you to “catch up” on some things you’ve been putting off, it’s become busy and you are overwhelmed with work; the phone is ringing off the wall, you are getting 287 emails a day and now the Christmas season has piled up on you and you realize Christmas Day is only days away. Your hair is on