Here is what you should do today. Encourage someone to do the things they want to do in life. It does not matter if it's your child, your spouse, a friend, a co-worker, whoever. I guarantee you will make someone's day by offering even a little encouragement.

General David Petraeus led the successful surge in Iraq, and turned a lost cause into a winner. We need business leaders who can do the same for our economy.

Among the companies I've worked with one of the biggest money holes is poor software training. So many companies, from Fortune 100 down to 10-20 employee businesses believe that the training provided by the software manufacturer is sufficient. It isn't.

Barack Obama's campaign has been immensely successful at going against the grain. The lessons of his highly successful campaign should be applied to your business every single day.

There is one thing I cannot stand in the business world, and that is a weak sales person. How can you expect to sell anything if you are afraid to even ask for a sale?

I am down 31 pounds, and three waist sizes (almost 4) in just over four months. As much as I like to think so, I'm not special. Anyone can do this, even you.

There is a huge, as yet untapped resource out there that could drastically reduce emissions, and slash dependence on oil.

when you head home after a long day you don't rest. You log on, and try to get more work done. This just means the job follows you everywhere, and becomes never-ending. Rather than enjoy time with the kids, or taking a walk, you are always on the job. Even the most exciting work will will become stagnant and wear you down if you do it 24-7.

It is possible to bring oil and gasoline prices down quickly. We just need to stand up and tell our leaders what to do. They do work for us after all.

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