Big Picture:

I love the book Blink, Malcom Gladwell is a gifted man. I often think back to many of the insights that he has uncovered and forces me to take notice of on a daily basis. If you have not had a chance to read his work, do so. If you have ever wondered why you have an 'aha' moment in the strangest place, this will help you. Sometimes you have aha moments just where they are expected.

I had the fortune of spending some time with Phil Ressler recently. My friends and family know that I never have a problem with dreaming big. But, when I look at myself, I saw dreaming big as both an asset and a liability. Phil challenged me to embrace dreaming big as only an asset and more importantly justify the means to making it happen. It was an interesting 'aha' moment. Dreaming big was something that I had come to water down since financialaid.com's acquisition due to working inside a Fortune 500 business. It was time to let this bitch out and get the party started.

Anyway, I have said it before and will continue to yell it, go talk to some smart people about your business. At the very least, you will walk away with a better understanding of why you feel the way you do about your business. If you don't have any smart people to talk to, go buy some books, there is always nuggets.

Cheers,
Mike