Unless you want your business to suffer the fate of the two little pigs, we STRONGLY suggest making sure your FOUNDATION is strong! Creating a business founded on the principles that endure makes everything manageble. And lets face it, business ownership is riddled with obstacles, challenges and situations that really require a rock steady foundation. Here are a few foundational tools! START WITH YOUR CORE When you have a clear set of values for your company, it’s like having a road map. Core values like Integrity, Passion and Excellence lay a foundation that lets your team know that you have standards that must be kept. They send a powerful message and keep your entire organization on the road to delivering a wonderful experience. KNOW YOUR NICHE’ When you

Labor Day is the celebration of the American Worker. TMC would like to send a BIG Thank You to each member of our staff for your dedication to service and excellence. We would would like to send a BIG Thank You to our merchants for allowing us to be of service and we would like to send a BIG Thank You to all of our referral partners for trusting us to be of service on your behalf. 1. What is Labor Day? Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the contributions of America’s workforce. 2. Who started it? There is still some doubt as to who is actually the first person to propose the holiday for workers. 3.

Have you ever felt as if you and the person you were speaking to were having two different conversations; at the same time? Being a successful business owner hinges on your ability to converse in such a way that everyone can clearly understand you and your mission! Poor communication can often be so disruptive that we lose customers, partnerships and more. When the communication gets cloudy, things start to unwind in a hurry! In the early 1950’s, Abbott & Costello created a comic masterpiece using unclear communication. It took nearly 6 minutes for these two grown men to try and determine the names of their baseball players. An exasperated Costello finally ends the bantering with a defeated ‘I don’t Care’ (who was the Shortstop by the way! ).

Two weeks ago, a member of our staff got one of the worst calls you can get as a Mother- your child was involved in a motorcycle accident. She left immediately and I watched in awe as my team wrapped their arms around her- hoping and praying for the best. It doesn’t matter what your J O B is – we all work (at at least we should ) so that we can spend precious time with those we love. So we have the resources to enjoy our lives. How you do your J O B can be permanently affected by the WHY behind the work- I can imagine no better WHY than family. Every time you are tasked with solving a difficult problem or you have to

If you’re a movie buff like I am, you’re probably familiar with the line from Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” where Jack Nicholson’s character types out several pages of the same sentence: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. While the context in the movie is a bit eerie, Jack’s comment is actually truer than you might think! I’ve also heard the old saying “Work is not supposed to be fun ~ that’s why it’s called WORK”. I humbly disagree ~ I believe that work should absolutely be fun! I’m not the only one that feels this way – there has been plenty of research on this topic and many of the studies found quite similar results: it’s imperative for a healthy company to have some