Daymond's Blog

It’s been a while since I published my last blog, but lately I have been thinking about business etiquette and some major themes in business partnership relationship building that screamed out at me, “Let’s get it together, people!” Over the years, I have either witnessed them first-hand or vicariously through someone else. As a result, I have identified a few key behaviors that should either be avoided or enhanced by business people. Doing so will typically improve their business relationships or allow them to rise to their higher selves in business. So I’m going to bullet them here, and then I will offer my suggestions regarding great ways to approach, deal with, or avoid these situations, and move on. These bullet points can easily apply to the corporate environment; however, I am offering them here with the budding entrepreneur in mind. 1. Beware of fulfilling other people's SELFISH favors. The key word here is selfish . Everybody needs something on the rise to the top...

Lately I have found myself obsessed with the notion of “success.” What is it? Do I have it? Am I happy with it? There are so many questions I can think of. But yesterday, I ran across the picture with the motivational phrase that you see above. It says, “Success Is a Journey, Not a Destination.” It's a simple picture with a basic phrase, yet it sums up what I truly think about success. Lots of people talk about it; yet, I wonder if they are clear about what their unique definition of success is. Let’s think about success as a destination. From what I hear, when I have general conversation with folks, most tend to think that success is a specific station in life. They make comments like, “I know I’ve made it when I get that car” or “I will know that I am successful when I live in that kind of house.” They might even say, “I will be a complete success when I get that job, and I have that spouse with that type of family.” All of those acquisitions only serve as indicators for re...

Welcome to 2016! There is sooooooo much time until the end of the year, right?! The hustle and bustle of last year is all behind us, and now we have a brand new year to reach new goals and to do new things! WELL...YES...BUT... II encourage everyone to look back on last year and truly ask, "Did I reach my potential? What did I say I was going to accomplish last year? And did I really do that?" I'm almost certain that there will be some area that we all fall short in. AND THAT'S OKAY. But what is not okay is our recognition of our shortcomings, and our failure to attempt to do something about them. THAT IS WHAT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IS ALL ABOUT...AND THAT IS WHY WE EXIST... People typically say something along the lines of the following, " Be grateful! You made it to a brand new year! Be thankful" And I agree. But ther is nothing wrong with ALSO doing some self-evaluation while remaining grateful for another year of life. No one will be penalized for ...