A while back, I was asked to share my lessons learned from running my business. I decided to challenge myself and create my 40 lessons learned, which I did and published at the time. A few weeks later I decided to further challenge myself and create my 40 additional lessons learned. I enjoyed that challenge and was please to then publish the 80 lessons learned. The same repeated a few weeks later and when I was ready to publish the...

Every Tuesday, our youngest grandson, Bentley, who’s 2, comes over and stays the night. He’s a pleasant kid, loves being outdoors, rarely complains, eats well, plays hard and we have the best time being together with him. Most days… Yesterday though, Bentley was off his game and came in with an attitude. He was mad, stubborn and crying, if he didn’t get his way, from the moment he stepped inside from the garage. No amount of cajoling, interacting with him,...

Back on January 9, 2013, almost 10 years ago, I started publishing my first Raising the Barr® newsletter. I committed to publish succinct articles on a weekly basis that would help my clients improve their web presence (strategy, content, and marketing) and their lives. I am proud to announce that today’s newsletter is number 500! So, what are my insights from 500 newsletters being published? Here are my top 25 lessons learned: Sit down, open a blank word document, and...

Last week in my What’s in a Name? newsletter post, I discussed the importance of choosing your company name wisely. Yet, a question that comes up often is whether as an entrepreneur you should name your company after your own name or choose a unique company name. I acknowledge that the strongest brand is actually our own name. Look at just about all the leading thought leaders, (Tony Robbins, Brené Brown, Marshall Goldsmith, Oprah, Dr. Phil, Mel Robbins, Malcolm Gladwell...

On this date, August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on his first transatlantic voyage, departing from Palos, Spain, with three small ships-the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Although Columbus remains a famous historical figure around the world, his real name is somewhat of a mystery. In Italian he is known as Cristoforo Colombo and in Spanish as Cristobal Colon. But he has also been referred to, by himself and others, as Christoual, Christovam, Christofferus de Colombo, and even Xpoual...