Receptionist-to-DOC.jpgThis is my second venture into the accounting world and my first busy season… in, let’s just say, quite a while. As I look around the firm at our team diligently working away; I’m reminded of the 80/20 Rule, or Pareto Principle. The exact 80/20 proportion is not as relevant as the general principle: that a large portion of results come from a small portion of causes, types or circumstances. [...]
bike.jpgI’m a big advocate of learning from your mistakes. The idea that your ‘failures’ are part of the journey to success, is a concept that many people don’t embrace. More often than not, the people I meet see failure as a set-back or a road block to achieving their goals. One of the stories that I like to share begins, like all my failures, with a passionate idea… [...]