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OREGON HISTORICAL BUSINESS

November 3, 2023 by

The Oregon Historical Society holds a special place in my heart. I took a temporary job there as a museum guard, a six month assignment to watch over an exhibit called Soft Gold. Six months turned into twenty-odd years before I signed off. It was a dream job from guard, to exhibit worker, to curatorial […]

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS? OK BOOMER

December 5, 2022 by

What’s the first rule of ‘unfinished business?’ Set a goal. Once you reach the goal, you’re finished. Done. Stand back. Then learn to accept your work, for better or worse, etc.

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BUSINESS PRACTICE? BE YOUR BEST, OR ELSE

August 20, 2022 by

Best Business Practice? Who doesn’t do that? From showing up on time, to clear messaging, being your best in business means making a long list. At the top of the list at #1: Be Accountable. This is a big deal.

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CANNABIS BUSINESS AND THE PORCH PARTY REUNION

August 6, 2021 by

The cannabis business hit high gear in Oklahoma. Cheap land, friendly laws, and relaxed enforcement, combine to make the Sooner State a national leader in cannabis production. Investors and workers from other states come to Oklahoma for weed work, and it’s booming. Call it a marijuana land rush.

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Coaching For Best Business Practice Bottom Line

September 12, 2018 by

    I’ve heard a Russian saying about production workers: “We pretend to work, they pretend to pay us.”   It probably sounds funny in Russian. In America workers who pretend to work usually find other jobs.   Small business owners know their bottom line better than anyone. Whether they know a trade or mastered […]

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PERSONAL PRIDE vs MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS

February 8, 2017 by

Go ahead and be selfish just this once, keep your personal pride personal.   Who among us admits personal pride? Raise a hand. All up? Good. Pride for you and yours is a cornerstone of civilization, something to build on. You can tell personal pride people when you see them in full blossom. They wear […]

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BIG BUSINESS WEED LIFE

July 10, 2016 by

Where real life and weed life cross. The scene: Six hundred sq ft, two bedroom duplex on West 420 and Avenue J with the co-owner living on the other side. One bedroom is rigged as a marijuana grow room with every state, city, and county license, permit, and certificate posted on the door. Their motto: […]

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BOOMER BUSINESS IN THE TOO REAL WORLD

October 12, 2014 by

Just Another Day On The Job. Doing the right thing isn’t always a celebration, not when it makes someone else wrong, and not when it comes with a cartel warning. Cartel? Someone say cartel? Drug cartel? Early one evening an Arizona property manager picked up the phone. “You’ve got to come down here. The SWAT […]

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BETTER BUSINESS EVOLUTION

July 21, 2014 by

Every species knows the rules of evolution, or at least abides by them. The fossil record is full of proof, studied or not. Adapt or perish. Do the same rules apply to business? Consider the world economy. Industries didn’t move to China for the clean air and sparkling water. They moved for the favorable labor […]

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3 WAYS TO USE A BLOG POST ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS

June 10, 2014 by

You’ve heard about blogs? Bloggers? Blogging? If you own a business and don’t promote it in social media, current thought says you need to start. SEO people say start with them. Web design professionals say don’t forget about us. If you’ve done that, and are happy with the results, you’re caught up. If not, you […]

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