Giving back to the community is very important to me as a IT professional and business advisor to many small businesses throughout Alberta. Everyday I keep asking myself, how can I serve the needs of Alberta business even more? What else can I do to serve our community? Introducing The Calgary Computer Help LinkedIn Group I have ...
Monthly Archives: June 2009
DELL will not eat your lunch
Building a Winning Calgary and Red Deer IT Services Firm Once a year I make a trip to Toronto to meet with my best partners. This year was no exception, except for the rainy weather the past couple of days. During this week, my of Bulletproof's vendor partners have invested a tremendous amount of time visiting ...
Listening to friends is critical
Why do you think most successful business people have scores of advisors? It is not so they can show off everyone working for them. Successful business professionals turn to advisors every day to seek direction, get expert advice and have people to bounce concepts and ideas off of. Can you picture guys like Steve Ballmer, Donald ...
I have a new career…a professional cat herder!
Alright, it is not that bad however this is what happens when you are confined in a small space for 2 whole business days with 12 small business IT professionals and entrepreneurs. Yes, entrepreneurs are hard to control and each one of them has their own unique qualities thing bring to the group. However, trying ...
The Referral Gusher
Is the craving for business starving you? Account Executives, Salespersons and Business Development Specialists are all looking for the little magic blue pill of success. Many are coming up short. There is a gusher of leads and referrals available. You just need to go find it and harness its energy and resources. Where is the ...
I took Jeffrey Gitomer’s advice
Family Guy, something my kids have watched for the past several seasons and also a show that I would tune in to watch from time to time however I have never truly understand the magic of this animated series until tonight. Here I sit in my hotel room in Mississauga, Ontario ...
I don’t have time…
One of biggest pet peeves in life is the person with all the excuses and especially this one... I didn't have time to get this (insert this here) done! Will you stop lying to me and be honest with yourself first. The reason why it didn't get done is because it wasn't a priority to you. That ...
Sharing a day with Rene Sloos
If I was Jeff Anderson I would be wondering "what did those two get up to?". Rene Sloos and I invested an entire day at "The Art of Sales" at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in beautiful downtown Calgary on Friday. This was the best experience I have had at this event ...
Would you like Endless Referrals?
Over the next few days I will be reviewing our networking and the impact that Bob Burg's Endless Referrals book is having on my networking and how I interact with colleagues in and around Calgary. There is a lot of networking events happening these days, as the economy shifts more and more hungry entrepreneurs are on ...
How do we spend our time?
On Wednesday I worked out of the Red Deer office and I always love heading to our northern office, it is a total different business environment up north and the way small business in Red Deer works is different than in the big city of Calgary. Over the past several weeks I have been thinking ...
The only place “success” comes before “work” is in the dictionary
Thanks Monique for this wonderful reminder of where success truly originates. It comes from work and working hard. Monique reminded me about keeping our head down and getting stuff done. OK, I don't totally agree with the head down part, you miss lots. Monique does what I do for a wonderful IT firm in Bakersfield, ...