Motivation Passion and Enthusiasm Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Enthusiasm first appeared in English in 1603. The source of the word is the Greek enthousiasmos, which ultimately comes from the...

A Personal Note From Eddie What Dogs Can Teach You About Business A couple of months ago, I had the privilege and responsibility of dog sitting not one, but two massively huge dogs. After hours of watching, observing and pondering these four-legged beasts, they taught...

A Personal Note From Eddie This morning I received a phone call from a friend... “Hey, are you busy?”  My response was, “No, I was about to curl up in the fetal position under my desk and take a nap.” Yes, that was a very satirical response.  I’m willing to bet that...

Imagine someone getting mad at an eleven month old child who was trying to walk but fell down. Imagine that person saying “Why did you even try, I knew you would fall, you stupid worthless child. You’ll never amount to anything. You better stick to crawling.”  That...