Many times in the Family First Entrepreneurial world, because family plays an all-encompassing role, things can become very sticky as we strive for a work/life balance.  The stickiness shows up for me many times as I consider my responsibilities, as I see them, to my family.  The whole responsibility thing puts me in a place where, if I’m not careful, I feel ownership for outcomes, and then I feel responsible for how things turn out, even though it is logical and provable that this is not true.  An example of this is that good parents can raise bad kids, a devastating t continue reading...

I have a couple Canadian buddies that I do business with and I talked to them both today. It was funny, they both made very similar comments on the same day without even knowing one another. They both said it was inspirational to speak with me, and that our conversations always got their juices flowing. One said it directly and the other I know well enough to read between the lines. When I hear messages like that, I always take time to reflect on the reasoning behind them. continue reading...