Company of One

Quit being a pawn. Stand up and fight back. As you might be noticing yourself, nobody is listening. We have quit talking and turned instead to yelling at each other. And, if nobody is talking, who is controlling the conversation? I have been watching what is going on in our country (I am in the US) for some time. We fight. Nobody is talking anymore. Everything is charged. We all think we have opin...

A conversation I often have with parents is something like this:  "College? There Has Got to Be a Better Way".College is like a money pit and does not offer such a powerful tool to create wealth and security as perhaps it did. In fact, if chosen poorly, it generates the opposite. So today, I want to dive into the issue a little deeper and explore some thoughts. College? There Has Got to...

Moving from tech expert to leader in your organization can be tricky. Scientists, engineers, developers, architects, and many other experts move into leadership positions every day. Many companies expect this transition to take place. But other companies do not see tech experts as leaders - just as tech experts. It is kind of a new "blue-collar" thinking. Either way, the transition is no...

My Most Popular Podcast Episodes tell a story. The story is not about me, but more about you. What topics catch your attention? What are you most interested in hearing from me? What are you struggling with? Where do you want answers or insight? My Most Popular Podcast EpisodesBelow is a list of my most popular episodes. When I put them together by category I get this...Topic #1 - Getting a job - 3...

Waiting on leadership to show up and take action can be one of the most frustrating issues in corporate America. More frustrating than a bad tyrant of a boss is the absent boss. At least with that tyrant, you might learn what to expect. When absent and you are waiting - you often spend your days in frustration not knowing what matters and what should be let go. In episode 156, I dealt with how you...

Make money online will help you see the quick and dirty methods of getting started in a side hustle without spending much (or any) money. The video from the presentation is below. Make Money Online - Outline1. Find an ideaHow to find a simple idea that fits you.2. Find a platformHow to use common platforms with lots of traffic to get noticed3. Do the workSetting up some platforms.4. Action TNTCont...

How much should I be spending on my business? Like all other things in life, modern businesses tend to overspend, Especially small businesses that are not making money yet. I constantly am running into startups who are "investing" money to help the business grow. But, too often, they are only growing in the wrong direction. Instead, it would be best if you focused on spending that will g...

Five reasons you should consider an online business. I spend a lot of time trying to help people like you start something on the side. (Why You Need to Start Your Own Business Now.)Join me Oct 14th at 6:30 PM CentralWe will do a webinar on this subject of Make Money Online: Business Ideas You Can Start from Home live on Oct 14th at 6:30 PM central. Of course, after that, the recording will still b...

The five signs that it's time to quit your job are easy to see from the outside. But often in the middle of the beast, we have clouded judgment. Here are the five signs you need to go, and some ideas of how to deal with things if you need to stay. Five Signs That it's Time to Quit Your Job There is no growth path for you. You do not fit what they want to promote. You are at the top of wh...

Today we discuss 7 things I have learned from being an entrepreneur. While there are many courses, especially in universities that teach entrepreneurship, I have found a lot of what they talk about and teach to miss the point. The academic model of entrepreneurship just does not translate into the real world if you really want to make money. So today - let's talk about seven of those things.7...

Using love as a business strategy might seem like a strange title - especially coming from an engineer. Generally speaking we technical people are pretty much just the facts. The talk of soft skills and focusing on people makes me squeamish - so to start talking about loving your customer is really a leap - for me anyway. Over the past few months, I keep hearing pastors talk about being called to...

Want multiple streams of income? How would it feel not to be 100% dependent on just your day job income? Today we want to dive into streams of income that others use to smooth out the edges as things get rough - and in 2020, everybody needs multiple streams of income! Develop Your Multiple Streams of Income (MSI)Here are some of the more popular categories others use for diversification of their i...

My Reading List for 2020 is a collection of ideas around the topics of success, money, work, time management, and how to think apart from the crowd. All in no particular order. My Reading List for 2020 Atomic Habits The Greatest Salesman in the World The Compound Effect I Will Teach You to Be Rich Rich Dad Poor Dad Thou Shall Prosper  Financial Intelligence Deep WorkSubscribe & Review in iTune...

How to deal with a setback...That is a question we all encounter from time to time. Setbacks look like a lot of things: Job loss Project failed Demoted Did not get the job you hoped forHow to Deal with a Setback Own it - take 100% responsibility. Placing the blame is great - but it takes you out of control. You have become a victim, and you cannot change the circumstances. We want to blame others...

When it comes to your financial success at work, it is all about the money. Yet,  in the United States, over 70% of the population lives paycheck to paycheck - barely making enough to make it through the month. I can only assume this is true of most other countries also. And - the amount of money does not matter. People are living in poverty to those who should have - based on their monthly income...

Ready for some business ideas you can start from home? I get asked all the time for ideas - so today, I just wanted to share a few of them to help you see what is possible. Business Ideas You Can Start From Home Coaching families or kids  Sports training Tutoring Health care for kids with special needs (like food allergies) Consulting for small businesses SEO Social media Payroll Bookkeeping Suppo...

Is overcoming the fear of failure in your side hustle something you have been thinking about? It should be. That fear of failure is likely holding you back and keeping you from making the bold moves you need to make. Want help in your side hustle? Schedule Your 45-Minute Discovery Session with DaleOvercoming the Fear of Failure in Your Side Hustle1. Identify the fear. Put it in writing.  Failure L...

Ever take a course on how to make money? Did you find it awesome and frustrating at the same time? A while back I got a random phone call from a woman in New York. I have no idea how she got my name or number, but she said that she wanted my help. She was trying to get a business started so she could replace her income at her $60,000 per year job. But she was having no luck. She said "I have...

Want to know how coaching works? I know I did before I got into my first coaching session. I had just shelled out a good amount of money and was coming into my first coaching call, wondering if it was going to help move the needle. Since I started coaching, I get a lot of people asking me about how coaching works. There is a curiosity about coaching - especially what we often call executive, caree...

Adjusting Your Goals Midyear? So, we are at the halfway point of 2020. Wow-what a crazy year. Some of you have suffered. Loss of income, furloughs, a decline in business. Others have prospered powerfully. So this is a great time to rethink 2020. What has changed? What is going in a new direction? For me Stepped away from Associate Dean of the university. Now refocusing efforts into new areas. Focu...

Use your curiosity to market yourself. How? Asking questions makes you look like you care and it also gives you the opportunity to connect with others - letting them share their expertise with you. In other words, you are asking people to tell you about what they do. And, per the book How to Win Friends and Influence People - this is a powerful tool to get people to like you. So how do you do it?...

These 11 steps to a better LinkedIn profile will help you be found by recruiters and will also help you brand yourself to future and current employers. While a lot of people spend time on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms, LinkedIn is the one platform that is more connected to professional impact more than others.11 Steps to a Better LinkedIn ProfileYour LinkedIn profile is likely t...

Become more valuable to your boss in just a few simple steps. If you followed the last podcast, How To Calculate How Valuable You Are To Your Boss, you can now learn how to make that data work for you so that you can become more valuable to your boss. If you have not done that work, you can either jump back and do episode 180 (How To Calculate How Valuable You Are To Your Boss) or make your best g...

How to calculate how valuable you are to your boss. Sounds like a big promise? Does it sound like math? Both are true - but I can handle the promise and the math is pretty simple - so you can handle it. While we measure value in a lot of different ways, the most powerful way to show value is by showing your financial impact to the company. You only have two reasons for being on the payroll. To mak...

17 Ways to Market Yourself. Yes, I said market yourself. As we move through the four roles of your Company of One model (See Episode 174: Grow Your Own Company of One) we are now focused on your CMO or your Chief Marketing Officer. You might notice some overlap - which is normal. The last few episodes dealt with how to become better at operations - or your COO role. As you might expect - operation...