“Time is money;” on the surface it is an annoying cliche, one that has been used so much that its mere repetition drowns out its inherent meaning. However, this observation is a condensed version of an enduringly crucial concept in business: The perception of time. Time’s impact on the physical…

David Reiss is a Dallas-based Founder and CEO. He is a dynamic entrepreneur, marketing consultant, business owner, writer, and teacher. With over 100 companies in his lexicon of experience, including businesses he owned either exclusively or with partners, Reiss fulfilled his desire to help others. …

When you need a problem solved, find someone who has the insights and experience necessary to fix it. Think of it this way — if someone in your family gets brain cancer, would you check out oncology textbooks from the public library and try to chart a treatment plan by…

Genius is in the details that other people skim. Answer me honestly. When’s the last time you bothered to read beyond the first line of a Terms and Conditions agreement or take the time to pick over a product description before you schlepped a purchase to the cashier? …

Picture this — it’s a sunny afternoon at a seminary when a priest greets his bishop with an unusual question. “Your eminence,” the priest asks, “Do you mind if I smoke while I pray?” The bishop’s eyes narrow. “Of course I mind,” he barks. “Praying is a sacrament! …

You know how it goes. You step into a movie theater, swearing to yourself that you’re just going to get a small bag of popcorn — check it, small — and a bottle of water. You know that the massive bucket will cost you an arm and a leg, and that you probably won’t even finish the damn thing by the end of the movie. You’re dead-set on your refusal…until the kid behind the concession counter starts talking. Turns out, that bucket is only 50 cents more expensive than the medium, which in turn is only a dollar more than the dinky “small” carton. It’s a great value, comparably. Wouldn’t it be stupid to not take advantage of it?

I’ve never had much patience for fear, especially in business. I find it paralyzing, inconvenient, and, most-of-all, annoying. The way I see it, dealing with fear is a bit like dealing with a pothole. You can either navigate around it and risk a few bumps, or you can waste your…

Generally speaking, there aren’t going to be very many circumstances where you choose to hire a jack-of-all-trades dilettante over an experienced specialist. Think about it. If you’re searching for a cardiothoracic surgeon to implant a pacemaker into your chest, you probably aren’t going to hire a guy who almost flunked…