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Here is how to train a flea. Put some fleas in a jar and close the lid. Fleas always jump. That is who they are. So they jump and hit their head on the lid, jump and hit their head on the lid and continue on in like manner. Eventually, after a few hours, even a tiny flea with a … Read More

“I am committed to doing whatever it takes. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. I am out of my comfort zone. The decision has been made. I won’t look back, let up, slow down or back away… I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted or delayed. I will not flinch in … Read More

A few years ago, I had the opportunity of attending a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Silver City, NM. It is a beautiful town of about 10,000 people nestled in the hills in southern New Mexico. Yes it was at one time a silver mining town and today the biggest employer is a copper mine, the third largest in the … Read More

When an elephant is young, trainers tie one leg with a chain and bolt it into cement into the ground. The baby elephant pulls and pulls and pulls to try to get free. At some point, the baby elephant gives up and accepts the fact that he cannot break the chain. At this point he is fully trained. As a … Read More

In the old days, people had to get water from their well with a water pump. The trick to getting the water to flow was to pump, and pump and keep pumping until the water started to flow. Then you could relax on the pumping and the water would still keep flowing for a while. If you got tired and … Read More

We have a bank, US Eagle, who refers us their clients for card processing. We got a call recently from one of the referrals. This woman had a small, seasonal business and wanted to get set up for card processing. We told her to sign up with Square and then call us when her volume got larger. Square does not … Read More