"The Economy Stole My Retirement," Wall Street Journal August 30, 2012, stated that many small business owners want to retire but can't sell their business…
JohnMNovember 20, 2012
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My kids gave me an atomic clock from LaCrosse Technologies for my birthday last year. It started “eating” batteries, going through a battery every two…
JohnMNovember 2, 2012
Over the last 18 years my use of the Internet at our family cabin has seen dramatic changes. Here’s some of the history: Go to…
JohnMOctober 14, 2012
Most everyone appreciates the importance of having a vision and clear goals. Unfortunately, they are not enough to get you where you want to go.…
JohnMOctober 12, 2012
I was enjoying dinner with an old friend (Bob) and somehow we got on a topic of people with contradictory behaviors. It seems we both…
JohnMOctober 11, 2012
The 2012 London Olympics are over and the tiny country of Jamaica (population of 2.7 million) dominated the sprint events. They took 10 of 14…
JohnMSeptember 30, 2012
While driving on I-90 over Snoqualmie pass and through Eastern Washington we encountered numerous drivers in the left lane who were slowing the cars behind…
JohnMSeptember 28, 2012
We ordered grilled sardines at a wonderful tapas restaurant and our waiter told us not to get them because they weren't very good. How often…
JohnMSeptember 26, 2012
We recently went to a concert (Grace Potter & the Nocturnals) and even though the tickets stated no video recording, no audio recording and no…
JohnMSeptember 24, 2012
I caught a commercial for the Chevy Volt and said to my wife, "Why would Chevy (or any company) want to associate with someone who…
JohnMSeptember 22, 2012
No excitement Walk into Jon's company and the first thing you notice is that the employees all seem to shuffle and slouch as they sit…
JohnMSeptember 20, 2012
I'm at a dinner with six other people at a boutique restaurant. The maitre d seats us and then goes into a long and rambling…
JohnMSeptember 19, 2012
After a recent board meeting for my Rotary club (Bellevue Breakfast) I shared my membership philosophy with our membership director. I pointed out that Penney's…
JohnMSeptember 18, 2012
The July 5, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a front page article title, "Their Jobs Can't be Exported." The gist of the article was that the more personal the…
JohnMSeptember 16, 2012
Recently my Rotary club (Bellevue Breakfast) held our annual changing of the officers' dinner and party I was the outgoing president and I was honored…
JohnMSeptember 14, 2012
I have never met a business buyer whose goal was to keep the business at its current level (of sales, profitability and efficiencies). They all…
JohnMSeptember 11, 2012
The April 2012 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions magazine, published by ACG, had a large article titled, "Standing Out in a Private Equity Crowd." It…
JohnMSeptember 9, 2012
Here is a story that is one of many poor customer-service experiences I've had at our family cabin. You'd think small-town businesses in an area…
JohnMSeptember 5, 2012
The May 23, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a feature article titled, "You Call That Innovation?" The article discussed the overuse of the word innovation and noted…
JohnMSeptember 2, 2012
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