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Extra Points: How to Build a Team from Thorns
Lent began last Wednesday. I still vividly remember my most unique Lenten memory when I was 17 years old. Our high school youth group accepted a challenge put forth by our pastor, Father Ashwell. He said, "Instead of giving up something this year, let's try doing...
Extra Points: Opportunity Knocks Daily
This Week's Focus Point: Opportunity Knocks Daily I was browsing my Linked In timeline last week and a connection of mine shared a post with the quote - "There are 365 days in a year; and 365 opportunities." I liked that saying...I wish I'd thought of it myself! What...
Extra Points: The Future of Work
The concept of "work" is changing. In the not too distant future, if a robot (or other artificial intelligence) can do it, they will. Who would have thought that cars could parallel park without a driver's hands on the wheel? As we all know, self-driving cars are...
Shrimp Tank – Seattle: Episode #10
Last week, we welcomed Tom and Sean Jones from TV Jones, Inc. Tom Jones has been making guitar pickups and guitars for decades and is one of the leaders in his field. He's made guitars and pickups for such starts as Brian Setzer (Stray Cats and Brian Setzer...
Extra Points: Barking at the Wind
Captain Jack hates the wind. Hates it. He doesn't cower and hide from it. He gets mad. So mad that he spends an inordinate amount of energy barking furiously at it. He can't see the wind, but he can hear it and figures it's his mortal enemy (along with the vacuum...
The Power of the “POP’
(My real home gym where the bag lives!) It’s easy to get bored with a workout routine if you don’t change things up. I found myself in that predicament a few months ago. I started taking a class that included punching a heavy bag as one of the circuits. It scratched...
I’m on TV!
Thrilled to be interviewed by Ingemar Anderson from Kitsap Publishing on his show, The Author Show on BKAT. Thirty minutes on my book and the process of writing and marketing it. Enjoy! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kBnFOsQuVw] © 2017 Toro Consulting, Inc....
Extra Points: Anxious or Eager?
This Week's Focus Point: Anxious or Eager? One of my pet peeves is the improper use of the words anxious and eager. You hear them used interchangeably all the time, even in the media (who should know better). Let's make this crystal clear - anxious indicates anxiety;...
Seattle Shrimp Tank: January 25, 2017
Our latest episode of The Shrimp Tank features our guest, Nick Johnson of Libro.fm and Cima Creative. This is a fascinating interview with a very interesting entrepreneur. I encourage you to listen to the podcast and watch the video! P.S. Sorry for the audio quality...
