by Ned Kraft | Jun 12, 2011 | Relationships, Time management
Hello again! I read an interesting article at the Business Insider War Room called “Why Successful People Leave Work Early”. It studies violin players and correlates focus to excellence. Without having extra data, I’ll expand this into why I think...
by Ned Kraft | May 31, 2011 | Relationships
Gil Scott-Heron died last weekend. Influential to many in music, including me. 1981 – I was college and we had just rebuilt the radio station WMHD. We would receive a stack of records each week from the local record store and sorted through them. Generally...
by Ned Kraft | May 11, 2011 | Relationships
Most of you I have spoken to consider yourself generous and givers. We are told that “to give is better than to receive.” Giving and generosity are great, but… if we are all givers, who is going to do the receiving? Sure, there are the 10 percent or...
by Ned Kraft | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was doing a show the other day and this topic came up over and over again. People had clutter that they just couldn’t let go of. Not stuff that they loved or even stuff that thought they would use. Just stuff that they couldn’t let go of. If you’ve...
by Ned Kraft | Jul 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m back after a whirlwind. It’s really been 3 months since I’ve written here. Sorry if I left you in the lurch. Don’t be scurred! is a line from a movie somewhere that our kids used to use, especially when we were out camping. You’ll...
by Ned Kraft | Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
If you’re having trouble with part 4, here’s part 5 – a recommendation that will help you get started. You may be thinking – I don’t have any clients yet – how can I get testimonials? Ask your friends – there is a very good...
by Ned Kraft | Apr 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
This is the only question that matters for you when explaining what you deliver in your business. Part 4 of this series. I never really considered this question for YEARS. It was a great revelation for me when I heard it and it stuck. As an engineer and executive, I...
by Ned Kraft | Mar 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
This is article three of a continuing series on starting your dream business. I’ll walk you through a quick process to help you tell me (and your other potential customers) what you are selling. You should be looking at me as a potential customer. You should...
by Ned Kraft | Mar 2, 2010 | Doing Your Dream Business, Getting to the important stuff, Time management
Here’s article two of my series on starting your own business. The truth of small business is that you will NEVER be done improving your business. If you are starting your own business, there are literally thousands of things to do before everything is...
by Ned Kraft | Feb 16, 2010 | Doing Your Dream Business, Personal Coaching
I’ve had a lot of clients ask me if I would coach them on becoming a personal coach or life coach, so I’ll be doing a little series on things to consider as you prepare to go out into the world with a new business. I’ll start with a basic question. Do you need to make...