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As an entrepreneur and someone who has had the privilege of being picked “last,” I have learned how to fend for myself, how to pick myself up, and how to be my own cheerleader. These “survival” skills were invaluable to me as I grew Vizion Products, Crimson Design and Development, and Barrel O’Monkeyz from start-ups…

With kids back in public school, college campuses refilled, national and local elections looming, and the economy still stuck in the doldrums, wouldn’t it be great to fast forward a few weeks, months, or years and see how it all turns out? Maybe, but what would be the fun in that? We gain strength as…

Some days, the work never seems to end. You’re going 100 miles per hour and getting nowhere, trapped in a whirlwind of activity. Other days, idle time leads to pacing, anxiety, and lack of focus—there must be something I could be doing! You find it hard to relax, to take advantage of downtime. How can…

There’s something energizing and renewing about the long daylight hours of summer. Sure, if you were among the unfortunate millions in the mid-Atlantic recently basting in the blazing sun as utility crews worked to restore electricity and air conditioning, you may think otherwise. But I know for me that come the long days of June,…

Sometimes our hearts and minds are stirred by the unlikeliest of sources. Take last week’s episode of NCIS (that’s right, NCIS—one of my guilty pleasures and one of TV’s top-rated dramas for nine years and counting). The main character on the show, Jethro Gibbs (played by Mark Harmon), faces a life or death situation which…

Do you get so caught up in the day-to-day of life that you begin to lose sight of what’s most important, often taking things for granted, overlooking what’s right in front of you, or simply going through the motions as if on autopilot? Sometimes I do. Sometimes I just seem to put on the proverbial…

Hi! For those of you that don’t know me, I’m Paul June, aka King Monkey. In 2009, I determined there was a smarter way to go about the marketing and development business.  To bring together incredible freelance talent under one umbrella to benefit businesses of all needs and sizes. Last year, I looked around and…

 The other day while traveling to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV I was reading a book by Spencer Johnson called “Who Moved My Cheese?” The book was a quick read with simple messages: Change Happens Anticipate Change Monitor Change Adapt to Change Quickly Change Enjoy Change! Be Ready to Change Quickly and…

 Happy Holidays!  I recently read a book called “The Go-Giver” by Bob Burg and John David Mann (http://www.thegogiver.com) which stated that the 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success were as follows:  The Law of Value: Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment. The Law of…