Barfield Management

Motivation – The Drill

Chase — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:27:00 +0000

This week’s motivational phrase is: Sell the hole not the drill – Bob Fifer This is a simple yet powerful little statement. We, too often, get caught up in selling the product. It isn’t the product that people want. It is what the product can do for them. Most people do not buy a MP3 player to [...]

Friendly Compensation

Chase — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:09:57 +0000

How many of you have worked for your friends? If not friends, at least close acquaintances? How odd is it to do the work and then sit around and wonder if they are going to compensate you? We have all been through it. You sit there and begin to think: Do they value me less because [...]

Motivation – One Of The Crowd

Chase — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:53:55 +0000

This week’s motivational phrase is: If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd – Edward de Bono I have stated this before and will reiterate it again, do not wait for opportunity to find you. Seek out opportunity on your own. If you do not find it, then create your own [...]

2 Easy Tips For Entrepreneurs

Chase — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:09:08 +0000

Throughout my years as an entrepreneur and businessman (there are differences), I have noticed two things that can easily make your life as an entrepreneur easier. If you are just starting your career as an entrepreneur, follow these two tips and your life will be much easier. If you have been an entrepreneur for a [...]

Motivation – Perceived Faults

Chase — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:09:12 +0000

This week’s motivational phrase is: It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own. You can’t clear your own fields while you’re counting the rocks on your neighbor’s farm – Cicero. Truly, you cannot begin to clean up your own company or even your own life, for [...]

Follow Up To Backwards Bookstore

Chase — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:10 +0000

After writing the post “The Backwards Bookstore” I contacted both Borders and Barnes & Noble. In my correspondence I simply referred them to the post to allow them to draw their own conclusions. their responses were pretty much as I predicted. Here is the response I received from Barnes and Noble: Dear Member, Thank you for inquiring [...]

Don’t Support The Competition

Chase — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:18:16 +0000

In a recent post titled “Competition Is Good” I wrote about the benefits of having competitors. And I stick by this conviction. Competition is good. However, upon a recent round table meeting with some colleagues I realized that I have never covered a point that I thought was obvious but many small and large business [...]

Memo – Book Publishing Special Offer

Chase — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:46:59 +0000

I recently attended a black tie gala in Kansas City, Missouri. At this gala I made a contact that took some time to explain the publishing world and the hurdles that many first time authors face. I was also informed that many unpublished authors can have their books published, at minimum, for $5,000 USD. Through [...]

Motivation – Gems

Chase — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:21:56 +0000

This week’s motivational phrase is: A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials – Seneca. Plainly put, you can not make progress with yourself better without making mistakes. The key is to learn from them not dwell upon them.

The Backwards Bookstore

Chase — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:51:59 +0000

I recently made a trip to a national bookstore and had some rather startling revelations. I have been buying my business literature from them for quite some time. This includes both audio books as well as the occasional paper based ones. My family and I purchased books from here so frequently that we purchased a [...]