Important advice to small business owners. If you are a business owner, what is your greatest asset? Is it your clients and customers? I don’t think so, but of course they are very important. Is it your offering? Again, definitely important, but not the number one. Is it your product? I don’t believe so but of course, it needs to …

Sometimes you need to hustle. If there is one thing that I’ve never shied away from it is hard work. It is what my parents have instilled in me, and I’ve absolutely done my best to instill it in my children, my students, and my clients. When there is a project to be done, I believe wholeheartedly in putting your …

Where do you get your best ideas? A while back I was talking to a business owner who shares some of the passions and interests that I do. He was an avid Mountain Biker, hiker, and an overall outdoorsman. And the fact that he was a small business owner gave us a lot in common. In our conversation he was …

Turn your “Have to’s to “Get to’s” If you are anything like me, you always have a lot going on. Being an entrepreneur that wears many hats, I always want to accomplish as much as possible in a week. Of course, I look to spend my time on my results driven activities which we call “focus” activities, however that’s not …

Mid-year audit on your goals. So here we are already in the second half of 2022 and a perfect time to assess where you are on your goals. Are you ahead of schedule or do you have to make a push to achieve it by years end? I could tell you that having a goal that is important to you …

What do you see? Do you have challenges? Are you facing enormous obstacles in front of you? Well, if you are striving to accomplish anything of significance to you, then I am certain there is something intimidating you. If not, I would strongly suggest you find a goal that both excites and scares you at the same time. From my …

This is a question I often reflect upon. How could we make more of a difference and be positive contributors to society? Do we have to have to fill an arena like Tony Robbins and inspire over 10,000 people in one shot? Do we have to be a political figure that aligns with your values? Or do we need to …

Don’t worry, you don’t need to answer. I know you have made mistakes in your life just as I have, and every person on the planet. I also know not all mistakes are created equal and some mistakes are far worse than others. For example, I (Chris) was once on vacation and my wife and we were in a shop …

If you could move it an inch, you could move it a mile. In honor of this past Father’s Day, I thought I would share a story of the wisdom he instilled in me. When I was in my early 20’s, I was always working on my jeep. I’ve always loved Jeeps and this particular one was my favorite. It …

The power of singular focus. Have you ever been engaged in a project and so singularly focused that it is difficult to comprehend any additional information? This happens to me all the time, especially when I am doing any type of creative work, whether it be a construction project, or something for the martial arts programs, or with Empowered Mastery. …