Make Curiosity A Wonder-ful Habit.

Conventional Wisdom Suggests The Primary Motivator For Entrepreneurs Is Money Or Wealth Creation And, In Fact, Much Of The Political Debate Tends To Center Around What Kind Of Tax Or Regulatory Policy Changes Will Turn Corporate Suits Into Small Business Adventurers Overnight.

Every Five Years, I Like To Do A Big Birthday Party. I Had My 45th Birthday With 75 Friends In Marrakesh, Morocco.

I Do Interview Senior Candidates At The Home Office Or Many Of Our Hotel Or Restaurant General Manager Candidates. My Two Favorite Questions Are "tell Me About A Failure In Your Career, What You Learned From It, And How You've Leveraged This Lesson" And "all Of Us Are Misperceived At One Time Or Another. What's The Most Common Way You're Misperceived In The Workplace And Why?" Both Of These Questions Require A Certain Amount Of Self-awareness And A Willingness To Not Give Pat, Normal Answers That We Offer Experience In Interviews.

Café Gratitude Offers An Experience That Expands What Is Possible For All People–a Great Recipe For Business. I've Watched Café Gratitude Grow And Have Experienced Both The Flavors Of Their Food And Their Commitment To Providing A Sacred Experience For Their Customers.

When The World Is In The Midst Of Change, When Adversity And Opportunity Are Almost Indistinguishable, This Is The Time For Visionary Leadership And When Leaders Need To Look Beyond The Survival Needs Of Those They're Serving.