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Being the Best!
I often hear business owners say their strategy is to be the best in their industry! While I understand the sentiment, it is dead wrong!...

Rick Slark
Feb 27, 20221 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
Today is President's Day, and in honor of this national holiday, I begin this week's list with a presidential fact. The first woman to...

Rick Slark
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Wisdom in a Data Driven World
Data in the 21st century is like oil in the 18th century. In 2006, Clive Humby, a British mathematician and data science entrepreneur,...

Rick Slark
Feb 19, 20223 min read
3 Strategies for Dealing with Work Related Fatigue
“Feeling a bit discouraged this morning!” I remember writing this line in a past journal entry, and I remember all the emotions that...

Rick Slark
Feb 16, 20222 min read
5 Things I Learned This Week
Today is the day after the Superbowl and Valentine's Day. I hope your team won and that you realize you are loved! Here are the five...

Rick Slark
Feb 14, 20221 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
Learning a new skill (certification, software, task) may take hours, days, weeks. Mastering this skill will take a lifetime. 2. The fear...

Rick Slark
Feb 7, 20221 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
Building margins into your schedule will make you a more likable human. 2. Business is personal. People like to do business with people....

Rick Slark
Jan 24, 20221 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
There will never be a perfect time to begin. Learn enough and take action! "The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that...

Rick Slark
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Top 15 Lessons I Learned in 2021
Most Sunday evenings, I sit alone to ponder the week behind me, always asking the same question; "What lessons did I learn this week?" To...

Rick Slark
Dec 29, 20212 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
I enjoy Christmas and New Year, but I rejoice they only come once a year! 2. You will always feel out of your league when you're doing it...

Rick Slark
Dec 27, 20211 min read
What Does Your Auto Mechanic and a Business Consultant Have in Common?
“What exactly do you do?” Have you ever wondered what a business consultant actually does? A business consultant is a mechanic for your...

Rick Slark
Dec 21, 20212 min read
12 Signs Your Employee is Preparing to Quit
Manager's most challenging role is appropriately dealing with their employees and teams. The stress of remote working, anxiety over...

Rick Slark
Dec 21, 20211 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest. Warren Buffet 2. To learn how far you have come,...

Rick Slark
Dec 13, 20211 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
How we show up in failure is as important as how we handle sucess. 2. Doing the right thing isn’t always to your advantage. Do the right...

Rick Slark
Dec 6, 20211 min read
6 Steps To Become A Better Learner.
Once upon a time, I tried to help everyone. It was a brief time, but a time nonetheless! I quickly understood I couldn’t help someone who...

Rick Slark
Dec 2, 20211 min read
4 keys to business planning success during the pandemic.
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" "Look! Up in the sky!"...

Rick Slark
Dec 1, 20212 min read
3 Reasons Every Customer is Crucial To Your Business
Customers are the lifeblood of any small business! But, of course, every owner knows that. Don’t be so sure. My consulting experience...

Rick Slark
Nov 30, 20212 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
People who fail to build margins in their schedules, cannot be counted on. I refuse to work with people who have toxic or hateful...

Rick Slark
Nov 29, 20211 min read
5 Lessons I Learned This Week
Today is officially the last day of summer, but you can’t tell it by the weekly forecasted temperatures — afternoon highs in the...

Rick Slark
Sep 22, 20191 min read


5 Lessons I Learned This Week
I spend the majority of my days looking forward, but Sunday morning is different, this is the time I reflect on the past week sifting...

Rick Slark
Aug 12, 20191 min read
“Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving".— Oliver Wendell Holmes
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