by Craig Siiro

 When I turned 40, I began reflecting on my life—what I had accomplished and what I hadn’t.

Well, I call it reflection. Others might call it a mid-life crisis.

But that’s not important. What is important is that as a result of this process, I decided I needed to run a marathon.

No, I wasn’t really a runner. And, no, I really had no idea how to go about accomplishing it.

Oddly enough, in the process of pursuing my mid-life cris—er—bucket list item, I learned that training for and running a marathon has a lot in common with running an effective business.

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by Karen Turnquist

 There are some questions that nobody likes to be asked.

“What do you think of my haircut?”

 “Do you mind if my parents move in with us for a while?”

 “Do these pants make me look fat?”

 These are the types of questions for which honesty is not always the best policy.

But when clients ask me tough questions, I always respond honestly. Because they ask the questions sincerely—looking for a professional opinion from a trusted advisor—honestly is really the only policy.

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 by Cathy Sedacca

When they were young, my daughters didn’t like pork chops and refused to eat them. But like any good mother, of course, I didn’t take no for an answer.

I prepared them every possible way and tried to persuade them to give them a second chance.

But it was no to avail. They did not like them.

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by Karen Turnquist

Quick question: How much is your business worth?

If you’re like most business owners, there’s already a formula bouncing around in your head: revenues THIS and EBITDA THAT.

At one point in my entrepreneurial life, I was right there with you. I believed business value was simply the answer at the end of a complex math equation. Then came the day I learned the true nature of what makes a business valuable.

And it changed my life forever.

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