Do You Have The Data You Need To Achieve Your Goals?

This manager (the best person I have ever worked for) taught me an important lesson that day. While it takes time and energy to make and read reports there is no substitute for real hard data. I have taken that to heart and have found that I’ve more recently become obsessive compulsive about tracking everything. Here are some core principles of getting the data needed to make decisions.

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Make the Numbers a Part of Your Life

I’ll never forget an old manager of mine who once told me “What can be measured, can be improved.” I have always felt strongly about the importance of keeping track of results in order to improve. In high school I charted all of my race times for Cross Country and Track and Field into a…

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7 Ways to Protect Yourself Using Only Your Cell Phone

considering ways that a person’s cell phone can be utilized in personal security. I’m not referring to the stun gun cell phones or other fake phone weapons on the market. I’m talking about the thousands of Americans walking around with Blackberrys, iPhones, Google Phones, etc who need to eliminate risk of becoming a victim of a

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