Unhappy about a specific situation? Do something about it! Thursday morning at about 6:50 am, and I’m getting the kids ready for school. I tell the kids to hustle. There’s a road closed nearby, so we need to leave early. We don’t leave early enough. What’s normally a 16-minute ride took almost an hour. That…
Making a difference in the world, one child at a time. Our guest on Entrepreneur Perspectives is Liz Benavides, owner of Children Connecting the World. Children Connecting the World, Inc.’s mission is to connect children from all over the globe and from all walks of life to form global friendships based on respect and understanding for…
The Strategy Addict is a series of articles written by Shane Snively. CHANGE OF PLANS First, a quick thank you to ALL THE READERS for the positive feedback from my last blog post, “Sharing Is a Value System.” Many people asked me to elaborate on certain aspects of that article, so here I go,…
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – proverb I’ve used that line for inspiration many times: when starting my business; when talking to people in my company; and I just used it, in a very literal sense, at my house. We’ve done a decent…
Improving the lives of a human’s best friend. Our guest on Entrepreneur Perspectives is Tara Belzer, owner of Pet in the City. Pet in the City is conveniently located at 9600 Monroe Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tara has compelling insights into the fascinating pet industry. With that and her journey to becoming an entrepreneur,…
The Strategy Addict is a series of articles written by Shane Snively. SHARING IS A VALUE SYSTEM In last week’s blog post “DON’T FAKE IT,” we discussed a better paradigm established on building a reputation of trust and honesty. Here we take reputation-building further by discussing the effect of sharing as much as you can…
Changing lives through hair styling. Our guest on Entrepreneur Perspectives is Elizabeth McHenry, owner of ERMC hair stylist. Elizabeth is a traveling hair stylist with a suite located in Midtown Charlotte, North Carolina. With Elizabeth’s compelling insights into the hair industry to her entrepreneurial journey, we are excited to share her story with you. …
Something slowing you down? Do all you can to change it and speed it up! Because Efficiency Wins. I’m waiting for the website to load. It’s taking too long. Not the normal two-second delay, but a many-second delay. It’s annoying. It’s not ruining my day or anything, but it’s becoming a distraction. And distractions are…
I have this list of things to do. And that list. Oh and here’s another list. And I just remembered a few more things I have to take care of. I love productivity, but this, this I hate, ‘cause it’s not productive—at all. What to do: 1. Realize I will not accomplish all on this…
The Strategy Addict is a series of articles written by Shane Snively. FLIP THE TACTICS The “fake it before you make it” approach being propagated by business marketing gurus is misleading, and, dare I say, UNETHICAL. Declaring you have done something or misrepresenting your products or capabilities is lying. Lying is the first step in a…
