Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate IBM Administaff Aflac Palo Alto
Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate
Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate

 
 
 
 
 

 

Inspirational and Motivational

29 Of My Favorite Time-Saving Tips
By: Eugene Griessman
Practical advice on managing your day.

2 Kinds of Heroes
By: Jim Blasingame
Olympians and small business owners are dedicated to what they love.

7 Places to Find (and Fight!) Your Fears
By: Joyce Weiss
Ask your self these 7 probing questions.

7 Steps To Create A Culture Of Character
By: Rebecca Barnett
Return to the fundamentals of leadership.

A Family Business Story
By: Jim Blasingame
Never, ever give up!

An Owner or a Victim
By: Jim Blasingame
Taking ownership of the challenges you face

A Recipe For Trust
By: Beverly Inman-Ebel
Use as much as you need.

Are You Really Committed To Changing?
By: Steven Gaffney
If something doesn't work, try something different.

Are Your Goals Exciting?
By: Jim Donovan
Take this simple exercise to help you become clear about your goals.

A Simple Lesson that Can Change Your Life
By: Steven Gaffney
Do we stop and check the facts before drawing conclusions?

A Trip to the Farm
By: JoAnna Brandi
Some guidelines to success learned at The Learning Tree Farm.

Balancing Work And Family, Creating PMOTs
By: James Ballard
Wonderful ideas on enhancing your family life without sacrificing your business

Balancing Your Business And Your Life
By: Jim Blasingame
Blasingame's Balance Quotient: Learn how to be a Balancer.

Be Careful What You Ask For
By: Gary Shilling
The title says it all!

Becoming Recession Proof
By: Jim Donovan
Take charge now and reclaim your power.

Beware The Maxim
By: Jim Blasingame
It doesn't have to be "lonely at the top."

Big Lessons From Little Cookies
By: Jim Donovan
Build your fortune...one cookie at a time.

Breaking Through The Paralysis Of Fear
By: Azriela Jaffe
How to overcome your fears

Build a Community
By: Jim Blasingame
Build communities through networking.

Building Bridges to Shift Your Beliefs
By: Jim Donovan
Take yourself to where you want to go.

Can You Really Make Money...
By: Jim Donovan
...in Online Publishing?

Casting Out Fear Of The Unpredictable
By: James Ballard
Courage means facing our fears and moving ahead anyway.

Cause And Effect Meets Humanity
By: Jim Blasingame
One person can make a difference.

CHARACTER LESSONS FROM THE CORPORATE REFORM BILL
By: Rebecca Barnett
When character in leadership isn't a fad or buzzword.

Christmas and Courtesy
By: Wally Bock
What's the most important part of Christmas - courtesy or commerce?

Confessions Of A Reluctant Scrooge
By: Jim Blasingame
Make the holiday spirit last all year.

Conversationally Sidetracked
By: Steven Gaffney
Beware of Red Herrings!

Creativity: Breaking The Mental Blocks
By: Joyce Weiss
Find your creative self.

Do Not Call Me A Workaholic
By: Jim Blasingame
You can be successful without being a workaholic.

Don't Let Other Peoples Walls Fence You In
By: Jim Donovan
Create your own beliefs and increase you chances for success.

Don't Make Success Harder Than It Has To Be
By: Steve Chandler
Several ways to make success easier and tips on how to change habits that might hinder or make success difficult

Ending the Internal Conflict
By: Jim Donovan
Hold your attention on what you want to create in your life.

Face Your Fears
By: Stephen Baum
Whining vs. Cognitive Therapy at Work

Fear as Fata Morgana
By: Steve Chandler
Fear... It's only in your mind.

Finding Security In An Insecure World
By: Joseph Bailey
How to nuture and express your innate peace.

Finding Serenity in a Stressful World
By: Cherie Carter-Scott
Here are some questions to ask yourself and some steps to take.

Find Your Spirit
By: Jim Blasingame
Entrepreneurs: Make sure you are aware of your spirit.

Five Ways to Remain Optimistic
By: Barbara Weltman
Keeping a positive attitude can pay off for your business.

Focus on the Fundamentals of Happiness
By: Jim Blasingame
Personal well-being in operating your small business.

Focus Your Firepower
By: Brad Huisken
The place of transformation is within each of us.

Four Heroes
By: Jim Blasingame
The stories of the top four 2002 U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Owners of the Year

Four Top 10 Lists
By: Jim Blasingame
"Jim's thoughts of the past and future, summed up in four Top 10's."

Getting Up When You're Feeling Down
By: Jim Donovan
How can you change how you feel?

Global Punctuation
By: Jim Blasingame
Responding with the best of human characteristics.

Grow Wings and Fly: How to Motivate Your World
By: Andrea Nierenberg
Great ideas on motivating yourself -- store up treasures, not garbage.

How To Develop Your Listening Skills
By: Eugene Griessman
Five suggestions to implement.

How to Make Your Own Good Fortune
By: Barbara Weltman
What are some key aspects to good fortune.

How To Plan Your Year Creative-Lee
By: Lee Silber
Your overall goal is your North Star.

Humble and Awakward
By: Jim Blasingame
A perspective on some heroes...

I Have Tried Everything…
By: Steven Gaffney
...Remember the Millions and Billions

I Just Keep Shaking My Head
By: Jim Blasingame
Reflections on 9/11.

In Praise Of Achievement
By: Jim Blasingame
"How to focus on being a high achiever, and why it is better than focusingonly on success."

Inspiring Excellence
By: Steven Gaffney
Bring out your leadership qualities.

Interesting Times
By: Jim Blasingame
Whether our time on the planet produces more blessings than curses is entirely up to us.

Is Your Business Starving For Success?
By: Noah St. John
Do you have "Success Anorexia"?

It's Time to Face Your Fear!
By: Steven Gaffney
Five tips to help you gain control.

Jim Blasingame's 2003 Predictions
By: Jim Blasingame
For 2002 he was 12 for 16.

Keeping Others Focused
By: Steven Gaffney
Some suggestions on how to show support to others.

Leaders Do Not Whine
By: Jim Blasingame
How do you respond to challenges?

Learning To Embrace Change
By: Jim Donovan
Don't become comfortable with the status quo.

Life Is A Game, And I Always Get Picked Last
By: Jim Blasingame
Rules of the game of life.

Living By Our Headlights
By: James Ballard
Make sure you know where you are going.

Mastering the Forces of Change
By: Steve Martin
Great ideas for facilitating change.

More Fun Than We Knew Was Possible
By: Steve Chandler
Finding purpose so that you may live your life...

Motivation for Success
By: Andrea Nierenberg
What does M.A.G.I.C. stand for?

OBJECTIVES make you POWERFUL
By: Steve Chandler
Create your reality, don't just react to the world around you.

On Memorial Day, Remember The Militia, Too
By: Jim Blasingame
Courage demonstrated by small business owners and employees.

Optimal Thinking For Success
By: Rosalene Glickman
Stop settling for second best.

Oxen And The Brain
By: Jim Blasingame
Manage like a "whole-brainer."

Pay The Price
By: Brad Huisken
Look for ways to improve yourself

Personal New Year Resolutions Part I
By: Jim Blasingame
Life is short. Don't let your business consume you.

Personal New Year Resolutions Part II
By: Jim Blasingame
Make sure you take care of yourself as well as your business.

Planning Your Success
By: Beverly Inman-Ebel
Now that you have a great goal, what do you do at the planning stage?

Professional Vitamin C
By: Jim Blasingame
What a business owner needs to prevent professional scurvy.

Putting Your Beliefs to the Test
By: Jim Donovan
Demonstrate your faith in order to realize your dream or goal.

Rebuild Broken Trust
By: Steven Gaffney
What do you do if someone has broken your trust or you have broken theirs?

Reclaim Your Life - Extraordinary Self-Care Day
By: Jim Donovan
What are some of the more positive results?

Reduce Stress Without Leaving Your Desk
By: Barbara Weltman
5 ways to reduce stress each day.

Reinventing Yourself And Your Company
By: Jim Blasingame
Reinvention or extinction: The choice is yours.

Relax Your Way
By: Beverly Inman-Ebel
How to pack your family and social time into a busy schedule.

Remembering
By: Jim Blasingame
Reflections on 9/11.

Schedule Some FUN and Watch...
By: Suzanne Mulvehill
Four signs that you may need some rejuvenation.

Seeds of Action
By: Jim Donovan
What about you? What are you going to plant this fall?

Share Ideas, Energize and Entreprenurize
By: Steven Gaffney
How and why does this happen?

Six Mistakes Managers Make
By: Steve Chandler
Steve gives six mistakes managers make and gives tips on how to avoid making these mistakes.

Skinny Alligators
By: Jim Blasingame
How to achieve balance in your life (and a new term for alligators).

Someone's Not Listening...What to Do
By: Steven Gaffney
Is someone in your life not listening to you?

Some Thoughts on Comfort
By: Jim Blasingame
Comfort isn't always a good thing...

Some Thoughts on Doing Things Anyway
By: Jim Blasingame
A poem on doing things... anyway.

Some Thoughts on Entrepreneurial Running
By: Jim Blasingame
Taking the race bit by bit...

Some Thoughts on Hopes and Dreams
By: Jim Blasingame
Don't just hope your dream will become a reality.

Some Thoughts on Horizons
By: Jim Blasingame
What kind of horizon do you see?

Some Thoughts on Human Speed
By: Jim Blasingame
Human beings aren't built for speed, so slow down.

Some Thoughts on In and Out Baskets and Worry
By: Jim Blasingame
A different method for dealing with worry...

Some Thoughts on Light and Darkness
By: Jim Blasingame
Every dark moment is an opportunity for light.

Some Thoughts on Risk and Faith
By: Jim Blasingame
We must have faith in ourselves.

Some Thoughts on Spirit
By: Jim Blasingame
Spirit and heart are both necessary to be a successful small business owner.

Some Thoughts on Travel
By: Jim Blasingame
Take a walk down the journey of understanding.

Some Thoughts on What Really Matters in Life
By: Jim Blasingame
Take this quiz by Charles Schultz: what is really important?

Sometimes You Can Hate The Work You Love
By: Azriela Jaffe
Everday is not a picnic

Stress Is Here to Stay...
By: JoAnna Brandi
Reasons to begin managing our stress differently.

Success Isn’t an Entitlement
By: Ivan Misner
You can't bypass the challenges in between point A to point Z.

Success Key 1- Consistency
By: Jim Donovan
Consistency is the key to long-term progress and a happier, more full filling life.

Success Means Owners Must Sometimes...
By: Jim Blasingame
...Commit to Being One With Their Business

Success Starts with Self-Esteem
By: Andrea Nierenberg
Take the quiz and learn how to begin devoloping your own self-esteem plan.

Success: What is it?
By: Beverly Inman-Ebel
Perhaps your definition should allow for flexibility.

Summertime . . . and the living is easy
By: Jim Donovan
We all need time to relax and just "play."

Take A Vacation Without Hurting Your Business
By: Barbara Weltman
Great tips on how to successfully be away from your business.

Thanks to Businessman Bob Hope
By: Ray Keating
Lessons from Bob Hope for both business and life.

The 21st Century And The Nifty Crowd
By: Jim Blasingame