Beth Terry | December 27, 2008
Remember, when you succeed, we all do.
Small businesses are the most powerful Economic Engine in the world! I believe the small business people of the world are the ones who will pull the world back from the brink of economic disaster. I believe you can do this. Let’s save the world together, one small business at a time!
Beth Terry | December 11, 2008
We’ve lost ourselves. This economic debacle is only a symptom of the real problem: A lack of Accountability in the halls of Congress, and in the major Boardrooms of America. As we say in Hawaii, The fish rots from the head down. We cannot fix this until the people we entrusted with our governing, our tax dollars, and our finances set greed aside and start being accountable for their actions. Shortsighted greed has been the norm for several decades. This does not belong to one party or one president, although the recent spate of leaders has certainly sped up our trip to hell.
Beth Terry | October 18, 2008
We’ve been here before. Maybe the players were different, the causes were different; but our race - the human race - has weathered storms like this. The US is a teenager. We are just a little over 200 years old. In the grand scheme of countries like China - checking in around 5,000 years old […]
Beth Terry | October 8, 2008
It’s nuts out there. But you knew that. Just did a seminar yesterday for one of my favorite clients out here in Hawaii. Kamehameha Schools has over 100 year-history of providing education for the children of Hawaii. I love those people. Every time I get to train on their campus, I can feel the real […]
Beth Terry | July 13, 2008
Nike’s trademark is “Just do it!™” and Larry the cable guy’s is “Git’er done! ™” Both are wildly successful enterprises. This call to arms tells you to get up off your remote-control jumpseat and make things happen. It works. Amadeus Schnicklefitz – remember him? Of course you don’t – his catchphrase was “Well, just do […]
Beth Terry | June 11, 2008
Promises create Expectations. Advertising creates expectations. Agreements - whether casual or formal - create expectations. Common business practices and common courtesy create expectations. Why does this matter?
Because an expectation met creates TRUST on a conscious and subconscious level.
My mantra for customer service and for life is this: The difference between a happy and an unhappy […]
Beth Terry | May 14, 2008
It’s halfway through May and the people who actually meant their New Years’ Resolutions are still showing up at the gym. A woman with a Raphaelite body creeps in and tries to hide out at the back of the aerobics class. I restrain an impulse to run up to her and hug her for […]
Beth Terry | April 1, 2008
Aloha Airlines closed it’s doors yesterday. One of the saddest business closings I’ve seen in many years. After 46 years of carrying locals to relatives’ graduations, birthdays, baby luaus, and weddings - they are gone. Aloha was family, and they were knocked out of the market intentionally. Many of you know I spent the better […]
Beth Terry | March 26, 2008
There’s a wonderful scene in “Men in Trees” where one of the characters discovers that Jerome, the local “barfly,” actually is an accomplished pianist with several awards and records to his name. He’s shown looking through a trunk filled with memories of a career that spanned decades, starting in early childhood. Now he sits, […]
Beth Terry | November 28, 2007
Being a Team Player is all about Self Preservation! You go to work and act like you’re part of the team; other people see you doing that and feel safe around you. When they feel safe, they help you. When you see them helping you, you feel safe around them. It creates trust! It’s all […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
