For those living in the U.S, it’s tax time. For over 20 years owning and growing our tax consulting and preparation companies, it’s always a stressful time not only for our team but also for clients. To almost everyone is just misery.

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Combined with the 4,400 mile 2016 Trans Am Bike Race that Wayne Kurtz will compete June, 2016, he will launch a FREE Kid’s public speaking training program through his non-profit organization, (Run For Books, Inc.) to schools located in the states he will travel. The goal is to train 4,400 kids (1st-8th grade) how to overcome fear, taking risks and learning how to speak to a group effectively. Plenty of fun/functionality – video, in person training and accountability program. Helping our future leaders to learn the important skills of reading and speaking. For more information for you schools, contact wayne@chiefgoalsofficer.com

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As and entrepreneur and mentoring many business owners over the years, one of the biggest hurdles I hear time and again is building a great team. Finding exceptional talent is difficult in times of recessions and growing economic cycles (it’s the same challenge). Ask most business owners and it’s always on their radar – the search for great people. If you are a parent it should be an area we should teach our children (speaking and reading) – but it’s lower on the radar.

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A big challenge for many businesses is recruiting top talent to fill specific needs and skill sets. As the technology industry and global economy continue to change by the day, recruitment of talent for many organizations is focused on very specialized skills. This is evident with technology software engineers (very deep skills in one area) but we have seen a shift to broader knowledge base.

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Entrepreneurs in most cases should not write a book just for promoting his or her business. Many authors may disagree – but in most cases books won’t generate sales of the core business compared to spending time with existing customers and new prospects. An entrepreneur (especially before making a profit) should not have time to write a book, but after success or failures many will write books to offer insights to the next generation of entrepreneurs. A few recent examples include Jeff Bezos – Amazon founder, Tony Hsieh – Zappos founder and Howard Schultz –Starbucks leader.

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Productivity and time management continue to be topics discussed non-stop through forums, google searches and DIY Youtube video’s. There is very little new in the area of time management and […]

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The simple question, two words that if said separately don’t have much power. Combining them to “What if “might create fear, failure, the worst outcomes, but on the other side it may open success in the power of your thoughts. If you are a business owner, mother, father, student, investor or athlete, what affect could asking these simple words have on you and your daily interactions?

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One of the most important skills in life is to clearly communicate a message. It could be in social settings, business presentations, speaking in front of group, sales pitch or a new job interview. The challenge is to keep it to the point with a clear simple message.

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Great Leaders are Great Speakers. Have you ever considered writing down a few keywords on 3×5 index cards to trigger memories of your great stories? I find this to be very effective in business and as many of my colleagues know, I always have index cards with me (and laminated)! Many of my laminated goal cards will just include a picture only and no text.

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