On average, Americans spend more than 4 hours a day watching TV, which barely beats the 3 hours and 45 minutes that we interact with our smartphones. Here's a few simple tips for ways you can curtail the mindless activity of channel surfing for hours on end, just because we can!

Having the ability to read someone's non-verbal cues can mean the difference between getting a hot date on Friday night, or landing that big client on Monday morning. Here's a few simple tips that can give you a huge advantage in understanding what people are saying with their body language-

Data…it's what drives everything from how many units of motor oil the auto parts store needs to carry, to what the chances of rain our in our town, to the odds of your favorite team winning the championship. Yet, when it comes to using available data to help build our business, we tend to underutilize the information that is available to us.

We each have 86,400 seconds in our day, that's it…and how we consciously choose to spend those seconds determines who we ultimately become over our lifetime. Each day, we literally make hundreds of decisions that determine what kinds of successes and failures our businesses will endure. Many of these seconds, hours and days are wasted on thoughts and activities that add zero value to our lives, or the people who mean the most to us.

We all fall into the trap of going down the rabbit hole from time to time with social media. We may start off wanting to take a quick look at our feeds, but end up watching 2 hours of videos on cat juggling or how to make a swan out of toilet paper. Here's a few quick tips on ways you can control the Internet goblins so you don't have to spend time in Social Media rehab-

We've all heard of Paredo's Principle, which says that 80% of our results come from just 20% of our efforts. Which also means that 80% of your time brings you only 20% of your results. In the world we live in today, I believe those numbers are closer to 95/5, meaning that most of our ROI comes from a very small amount of our activities.

As consumers, we make judgements in our brains what we think and feel about a business within 5 seconds… Yes, I said 5 seconds! That's not much time at all to get it right, but we MUST get it right if we want our brand to excel in the market.

Starting a new venture is always a bit scary. There's not a secret recipe for success, but I can give you some simple advice that will give you the best chance for making your business something very special.

All products and services have a list of features, but it's the benefits that will motivate people to buy.

Here's a pop quiz for you- Who's the top bookseller online? Who's 2 nd ? Who's the top cell phone company? Who's 2 nd ? Who's the top manufacturer of blue jeans? Who's 2 nd ? Most of you came up with the correct answer for number one, but couldn't easily come up with #2. The reason? Nobody remembers the 2 nd place guy!