I am not a handyman, let alone a master carpenter. I do have one thing in common with a craftsman though: how I view results. A master carpenter is never satisfied with the finished product, no matter how beautiful it appears or how much praise it earns. Carpenters are constantly reminded of that one blemish or that one mistake they had to fix. No one else even knows it’s there, but any misstep tarnishes a craftsman’s high standards. I feel the same way about my business. Whi

Circle K is pumping out the bananas. This week, I pulled into a station and headed inside (where the company makes its profit, not at the pumps). My mission? Hot coffee and a banana. You’d expect a gas station to sell coffee, but bananas? After opening the door and walking into a two-foot banana display, it’s safe to say Circle K is now in the banana business. That’s a change, and here’s another: a newspaper headline at the cash register proclaimed, “Warehouse space is more v

Runners run. Walkers walk. Writers write, and singers sing. Mothers, well, mother. Business owners own – and a whole lot more. Sure, we’re caretakers and stewards of our enterprise, but we also create jobs, provide employment and offer valued services that enrich people’s lives and improve our customers’ businesses. We develop talent, impact communities and support essential causes. The fact that we own a business is not the most important part; what we do with that ownership