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50 Days Ago You made big promises. Ordered salad. Put down a vice. Wrote in your journal. Read a book. You walked back into work with a different spring in your step. You shared your goal with [...]

  “How to keep employees” It’s a phrase that was searched 1,900% more often in November 2023 versus November 2013. But you’re not surprised, are you? Neither am I. My conference room has [...]

The need to be liked The belief that something bad is about to happen The expectation for everything to be perfect and ideal The determination of being “right” The anger of being hurt by someone [...]

In life you encounter many mirrors.  Mirrors are people and things that give you glimpse of yourself; the parts you like and the parts you don’t.  Mirrors can come in many forms: Cameras that [...]

In less than 100 years, your life on earth you will be reduced to a portrait on a wall. So will mine. You will get to live beyond your prime, vicariously through your kids, grandkids, and [...]

Monday will mark 3,642 days since we opened the doors at Frank & Maven.  Some people call that a decade. But to say “a decade” on a day like today would be to brush over it too quickly.  The [...]

A system that is broken. An industry that is boring. A service that lacks authenticity. A group of people that are suffering. An outcome that is too out of reach for well-deserving people. Many [...]

Thirty years ago he peered down two roads. One lead to a professional career in motorsports. One lead back home to help his family start their manufacturing business. Many of his friends chose [...]

Dead Reckoning. If you repeated this year five times again, would you be where you want to be? If you continued the same habits… If you kept the same company… If you read the same amount… If you [...]

Through the victories of your last 51 weeks… Through the challenges of your days, your weeks, and your life… Through people and relationships you are grateful for… Through the ones that [...]