MONKEYZ BLOG

Cheers to the Season and wishing you and yours the best for 2024 and beyond!

Happy Holidays from Barrel O’Monkeyz!

The amount we spend on giving, whether it’s $5 or $500, doesn’t seem to matter. It’s the act of giving that matters most.

After a long year, you’ve earned a holiday respite from the daily grind. But you must also maintain momentum toward the goals you set at the start of the year. Master the art of pacing yourself to ensure there’s something left in the tank come December.

What are you doing to cope with the daily distractions and diversions of December holidays? Try out my “Ten Keys to Staying Focused When Times Are Busy.”

This time of year, marketing seems to be focused on one thing: attracting shoppers and their eager wallets and purses filled with credit cards and cash. That said, there’s still plenty of consumer bandwidth left for non-retailers to get in on the holiday season action.

In business and in life, there are just some things we love to do and some things we abhor—even if we’re good at them. What we like gives us energy, what we don’t drains it. In that light, let’s explore some realistic options for overcoming energy drains and gains at home and at work.

In business and in life, there are just some things we love to do and some things we abhor—even if we’re good at them. What we like gives us energy, what we don’t drains it. In that light, let’s explore some realistic options for overcoming energy drains and gains at home and at work.

In business and in life, there are just some things we love to do and some things we abhor—even if we’re good at them. What we like gives us energy, what we don’t drains it. In that light, let’s explore some realistic options for overcoming energy drains and gains at home and at work.

Successful innovators not only consider the practical applications of their ideas—will this product solve a problem or fill a need—the entrepreneur in them also weighs whether the idea will be sellable. In other words, will anyone want or buy the resulting product or service?

No matter what our business entails, we all need a star performer (or two) on our teams to make success possible and sustainable.

Reviews are fundamental to online consumerism. Without reviews to read through, how do you know the widget you’ve been eyeing from “Company X” is all it’s cracked up to be? You’ve never heard of Company X and their particular version of widget, so how can you be sure you’re getting good value for your money?…

My family taught me a lot about being successful. As the youngest child, I learned by watching my older siblings try, fail, learn from their mistakes, and succeed. I also learned the value of collaboration, communication, and cooperation.

My family taught me a lot about being successful. As the youngest child, I learned by watching my older siblings try, fail, learn from their mistakes, and succeed. I also learned the value of collaboration, communication, and cooperation.

Ten years ago this week, I was blogging about “innovation.” I wrote, “what we need to encourage is innovation and commercial viability.” Ten years on, it’s still sage advice. Here’s that blog again. Enjoy!

When Barrel O’Monkeyz is working on a project, we don’t like surprises, nor do our clients, so we “get it in writing.” That way, we can all be on the same page about what the work will entail, how long it will take, who’s doing what, how much will it cost, and more.