Today’s story is about Emily, a flower shop owner, who thinks she’s done all she can with her business as she finally gets out of debt. Emily plans to coast and is challenged by a new stranger in her life who convinces her that growth is a better option. Emily entered the bank for what she was sure would be the last time ever. She rarely went to the bank unless she had problems with her account. This time was different. This time, Emily was making the final payment on a loan

I was an energy efficiency engineer for most of my professional career. When I entered a building, my wife would catch me looking at the lights in the building to see if they were using efficient lights. After selling my engineering firm six years ago, I’ve been a business coach. Within five minutes after meeting a business owner, we’re talking about ways they can grow their business. It’s hard for me not to be passionate about my profession and other’s businesses. In both m

Podcast When we were kids most of us were given stuff by our parents until we were old enough to work. A big motivator to get a job as a kid was that you could buy what you wanted instead of what your parents thought you needed. My first job was pulling gigantic weeds in Mr. and Mrs. Haas’s yard for $0.50. What did I spend my money on? Candy of course! I eventually graduated to higher paying jobs. By higher paying, I mean minimum wage jobs. These jobs gave me the ability to b