All posts by Ryan Healy

Ripped Off… Again

Last night I received a piece of official looking mail. At first, I suspected it might be a solicitation disguised as government mail. Turns out I was wrong. It was a bankruptcy notice. After carefully scrutinizing three pages of paperwork, I finally located the name of the business in question: it is (was) one of […]

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Why Recessions Are Good

Whenever there is a recession, it’s actually a good thing for many businesses. That’s because all the “wannabe” service providers go belly up, leaving more business for everybody else. The serious players usually see growth instead of contraction. That’s because: The real estate agent who sells four or five homes a year for friends and […]

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Always Give a Reason

Whenever you discount a product or hold a sale, always give a reason for why you are doing it. I was reminded of this just the other day while getting family photos at Sears. They had a flier laying out on one of the side tables. On the front page, it said: CRAZIEST DEAL EVER […]

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True Wealth

In the hustle and bustle of running and growing a business, it’s easy to forget what really matters. Earning money is a necessity; you have to have some money to get through life. Pursuing money for money’s sake is delusional; there are better, more lasting things to devote your life energy to. The problem with […]

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From Shelf-Help to Self-Help

How many un-read books are on your bookshelves? How many home study courses are gathering dust in your closet? How many software programs have been lost in the deep recesses of your hard drive? Too much information is a symptom of living in the 21st Century. As one blog commenter put it, “Like I need […]

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