by Guy Burns | Aug 27, 2015 | Personal Achievement
What obstacles in your life look really big? If you understand the obstacle, it is easier to minimize. Recently while staying at a friend’s cabin up in the mountains we decided to do something we had not done before. In the evening we hung a sheet from a rope tied...
by Guy Burns | Aug 20, 2015 | Personal Achievement
Six weeks ago we bought a new all-in-one printer/copier/fax for the home office. We brought it home, loaded the drivers into the computer, and went through the set up procedure. During the set up one of the things the printer did was to go through a calibration...
by Guy Burns | Aug 13, 2015 | Leadership & Communication
Have you ever wanted to delegate a task but decided not to? I’ll bet one of the reasons is because you thought, “I can do it better than the person I would delegate.” You may be right but that is not the most important part of delegating. If you have children you know...
by Guy Burns | Aug 6, 2015 | Presentation Skills
Last year I went to see Cher at Caesar’s palace in Las Vegas. The Coliseum Theater can seat 4,300 people. Listed ticket prices are $100-$255. Tickets for premium seats can be over $500 online. Averaging out to $180-$200 per ticket, this means her audience collectively...
by Guy Burns | Jul 29, 2014 | Personal Achievement
Sometimes we have to decide what to prune from our lives and what to keep. This last winter here in Virginia Beach it was colder than (fill in your own inappropriate “Colder than” joke here) and it was very hard on the vegetation. We have several oleander plants in...
