Author Archives: Barry Owen

I’ve heard more than a few people mention that this December seems less frantic than most. It’s as if time is stretching. Throughout my life, I remember a sense of frantic urgency to do all of the shopping, prepare for travel and/or visiting relatives, planning things to do . . . Is this because we’re […]

Seth Godin does it again! Seth’s blog post today is Subconscious pre-filtering Seth says: “All of us get an endless supply of ideas, notions and inklings. Successful people, often without realizing it, ignore the ones that are less likely to ‘work’, and instead focus on the projects that are more likely to advance the mission.“ […]

Who is the REAL you? Which one are you in this moment? I sent an important message to a person about an offer I would be presenting. Some hours passed with no response, so I followed up with a short message: “Did you receive my message about 123 Main St I sent earlier today?” Her […]

The big day is 6 days from today! No . . . I’m not ready, but then I cannot think of ANY year that I have ever been “ready” 6 days prior, but somehow we pull it together and give Thanks with all the trimmings just like every other year. How much preparation is required […]

There’s always some assembly required in all things and pursuits. Whatever it is, there’s a learning curve. After all, this is the first time you’ve ever needed to assemble and learn how to use this thing. Straight out of the box, this appears to be a simple operation, so you get right to work without […]