Tim’s Blog

How to Get the Anchor Off Your Neck

I’ve been on my annual pilgrimage the last couple of weeks to my childhood home. Of Hawai’i. I know. During the handful of hours to sleep on the beach contemplate that I have at my disposal, I have been mulling over various ideas and theories that I affectionately...

Communication Is a Dirty Word

There is a classic scene in the movie Cool Hand Luke where Paul Newman is beaten down by a cruel warden, who then utters the famous line, “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate.” Ever since that moment first appeared on the silver screen, it has become...

Are you afraid of failure?

Are you afraid of failure? I know I am. Well, maybe that's putting it too strongly. But I'm certainly no fan of failure. I fight against it every day. I plan against it, guard against it, and pray against it. Read more...

2 Tips for Boosting Your Sales Dramatically

If you want to boost your sales dramatically, there is no single tactic to help you. Not buying a CRM. Not investing in online advertising. Not starting a new sales process. You can only boost sales dramatically by developing a genuine system, by integrating all of...

Burnout is no laughing matter

I have NOT abandoned this page, but I have been using my Facebook page to post shorter rants musings. Here's the latest one... Take it from a guy who's done it twice: burnout is no laughing matter. So why do we push ourselves so hard? For some, it's about the...

Ending my radio silence

Talk about radio silence. My last post was almost 2 months ago. Wow. I am definitely not a blogger. Nor is my desire to be a blogger. I just want to be a guy with a perspective. One that others find valuable. So, please know that while I am committed to posting...

The End of the World as We Know It (pt. 3)

Well, we survived. 12/12/12, that is. Or is it supposed to be 12/21/12? Whatever. Thank God that the Mayans were not describing the end of the world. Apparently, the whole thing was mistranslated. Unfortunately, there is now a Mayan god named Bolon Yokte walking...

The End of the World as We Know It (pt. 2)

Cough, cough… Well, what started out as a minor illness a couple of weeks ago turned onto a bit more, then started knocking dominos in different directions. The blog, consequently, took a hit. So much for starting a revolution. C’est la vie. But I’m back. Now,...

The End of the World as We Know It (pt. 1)

I’m a context guy. What I mean by that is I like to must see the big picture. Some might call it the bottom line. Whatever. If I don’t see the greater context, I struggle with listening to the details. It’s like some form of torture, where I’ve been tied to a...