I lost my dad on February 17, 2017. He was intelligent, funny, thoughtful, obnoxious, sarcastic, playful, and crude. I brought him up to live in Ashburn eight months ago, knowing …
Center Stage Lansdowne! 4 Reasons It Will Succeed When The Others Failed.
As of this writing, there is only one Center Stage in physical existence, but when I refer to it in my journal or notes, I write CSA, Center Stage Ashburn. …
Tell Me Something Good!
Every staff meeting I have, I always start it the same way. “Tell me something good!” I usually follow it up with, What are you happy about? What are you …
8 Ways to Learn Italian
First, you start with the basics. Bad words. Parolacce. The most important part of any language. Va’fanculo. Cazzo. Minchia. Stronzo. I curse enough in English, I’ll let you Google these …
What’s the ONE Conversation You Are AVOIDING?
Damn it. Why did he ask me that? Anyone pissed at even just reading that title? Did it make you think about the conversation that you’ve been putting off, the …
Self-Fund or OPM? 4 Reasons I Am Choosing Other People’s Money to Grow
I opened Center Stage Preschool in Ashburn in the fall of 2016, and now, six months later, we have broken even! My marketing plan worked extremely well, I did some …
How To Create Your Business Name (or really anything)
My wife runs a successful dog walking company called Wags and Walks. Cute name. I love it. She loves it. She was tired of selling tile and granite, and wanted …
This is Hard vs. This is Fun. A Better Way to Define a Problem.
(This post was originally written in the Spring of 2016 for another website. I brought it over here for this blog…) Things that are legitimately hard for me: Skiing on double …
Why Can’t I Take Action?
Taking action. Doing. Executing. This is where the magic happens. Not in making a list. Not in telling other people what you are ABOUT to do. But actually buckling down, …
Only Do What Only You Can Do
My karate school is my very first business. It’s my baby. So admittedly, sometimes I have a hard time letting go. But that is still no reason to abandon ship …