Communication and relationship building is a different skill set from building and creating. Yet, employees of small companies (including ParaCore) often have to split their time between the two which can cause additional stress. So, how do you rectify the two?   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

I've known about Lasik vision corrective surgery for 15 years. Have thought about it for years but never took action on it.   Until an off-handed comment in a staff meeting lit a fire under me and, several weeks later, my appointment was on the books.   What caused my motivation to kick into high gear? An artificial fear of missing out.   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

When your business becomes bigger than you, you have to rely on others to keep things running — so how do you manage when your detail-focused mind struggles to cope?   Don't curb your obsessive nature — shift it!   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

As a business owner, I have goals that I set for the future. At the same time, I'm trying to live in the present.   The challenge — how does one balance the dichotomy of two things that innately conflict? I've got a few ideas and I've love to hear yours.   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

Black Friday is less than 90 days out and many of you are heading into your peak campaign spending season.   For those running paid media ads, there's one important piece of math I'd like to share with you to ensure your campaigns don't crash and burn.   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

What would you do if you knew there would be a complete economic meltdown in 10 years?   How would you change your business? Your life?   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

In the last episode, I chatted about the "fake it till you make it" concept and how, being early in their careers, many newbies will give away work for free to gain experience.   This is a big mistake—and here's why.   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

Should you fake it till you make it?   The idea is this—you say you can provide a service and then figure it out as you go, as opposed to having experience prior to providing the said service.   In my opinion, we're asking the wrong question. The real question is "how do get into [industry]?"   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

We all learned the fable of the tortoise and the hare as children with the moral of the story being slow and steady wins the race. Of course, in practice, it's a bit harder to remember.   I recently participated in the Hood to Coast relay up in Oregon. Almost immediately into my second leg (which began at 2:00 AM), a fellow racer passed me. As the little voice inside my head started down the road of comparing my performance to others, I had to make a decision — and it's one many of us struggle with every day.   ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].

I recently had the distinct pleasure of hearing from Jack Daley, a sales and performance coach who has successfully grown and sold a number of businesses.   He provided several gold nuggets (which I'll share in detail this episode), and it all starts with the comment "every minute you spend on operations is a minute you spend not growing the business."     ****************** If you want to learn more about Adam or ParaCore, check out www.paracore.com or email us at [email protected].