Jim Bouchard Articles

Your Most Valuable Asset… - Click To Read Article
Your Most Valuable Asset…Don’t look on your balance sheet! Your most valuable asset doesn’t show up on your balance sheet. Your most valuable asset is your ability or capacity to perform effectively, in a word: POWER!

Would you Do It for FREE? - Click To Read Article
There’s a lot of talk about passion in business these days. The experts say that you dramatically increase your chances of success when your work is your passion. Of course, we also talk about balancing work with personal life. What’s the deal?

You Always Work for Yourself! - Click To Read Article
What’s the difference between the owner of the company and the front-line employee? The obvious answer is that the employee works for the owner. Really?

What’s Wrong with Sore Losers? - Click To Read Article
What’s Wrong with Sore Losers? If you’re asking me, I’d say nothing!

What to do when Someone says you Suck! - Click To Read Article
In business, it’s probably inevitable. At some point, you’re going to do something that pisses someone off. That’s just a fact of life.

Which is the Most Important Component? - Click To Read Article
When I’m talking about the Dynamic Components of Personal Power I’m sometimes asked which component is the most important. It would be easy to say all of them. If pressed, I’d say DISCIPLINE…

When to Fold ‘Em - Click To Read Article
I should get a reaction here; after all I’m the guy who keeps saying “never quit,” right? Let’s not call it quitting then; let’s call it a “tactical re-deployment!” Just to make things a little more complicated, I’ve also traditionally been the guy who says not to listen to the detractors when they’re telling you to lay down. Today I’m going contrarian on that view as well.

Weakness is Expensive - Click To Read Article
Weakness is Expensive...Employees who lack personal power cost you money.

What do I Know about Success? - Click To Read Article
I recently faced an interesting challenge when a well-meaning advisor asked me exactly why people should believe that the Dynamic Components of Personal Power should work. His contention was that I had not yet reached the level of success I’ve set for myself, so why would I be teaching others how to create success?

Turnovers & Takeaways - Click To Read Article
True football fans, particularly those like me who consider football a religion rather than a mere obsession, speak an entirely different language than you normal people. While I am, like other “NFLians” bound by a certain code of honor, I’m going to let the rest of you inside our secret world: just this once!

Train People to Leave - Click To Read Article
Who are the most valuable people in your organization? Let’s look at 3 groups; you put them in order of value:

Two Dirty Words… - Click To Read Article
It’s interesting how the meanings of certain words change over time. These two words used to represent the apex of values and ethics. Today these two words cause anxiety, disdain and divisiveness...

There is No Secret - Click To Read Article
With respect to all, is it really that when we let go of a particular time frame that the universe answers by providing what we want in it's time? Or rather, is it our conscious determination at some point in time to rationally decide that the time is not right...now?

There is NO Competition - Click To Read Article
What’s the competition doing? Who cares! The important thing is what you’re doing, right here and right now.

The Value of Effective Leadership - Click To Read Article
An organization is most effective when leadership provides teaching, mentoring, coaching and motivation to empower every individual to perform most effectively. You can apply the techniques and traits of the Sensei to increase your effectiveness as a leader at work, home and in the community. The fundamental reason that a Sensei enjoys the loyalty and dedication of his students can be found in the unique relationship of teacher to student.

The Power of No Power - Click To Read Article
Before you think I’m launching into a Zen dissertation on the power of the universe, I’m talking about NO POWER from a purely functional and technical level...

The Power of the Pack - Click To Read Article
So, what’s in it for me?

The Reality of Self-Employment - Click To Read Article
Wouldn’t it be nice to set your own hours? To work whenever and wherever you feel like it? To not feel guilty when you take a lost day or start the day late just because you feel like it? To control your own destiny? To be your own boss?

The Power of the Wolf - Click To Read Article
If you own a business or if you’re a manager or executive you’re no doubt always looking for ways to motivate your employees. Employee motivation means bigger profits; no secret there!

The Secret to Motivating Others - Click To Read Article
If all motivation is internal, how do you motivate someone else?

The Radical Entrepreneur - Click To Read Article
Are you a Radical Entrepreneur? See if you fit the profile...

The Importance of Mentors - Click To Read Article
"Foreknowledge cannot be elicited from ghosts and spirits; it cannot be inferred from comparison of previous events, or from the calculations of the heavens, but must be obtained from people who have knowledge of the enemy's situation." Sun Tzu.

The Dying Art of Discipline - Click To Read Article
I almost started this article by saying, “Please forgive me if I’m going on a bit of a rant today.” Forget about it; I am going on a rant and I’m not asking for anyone’s forgiveness, indulgence or permission. These are the facts and what I’m about to share with you is the truth: period.

Teacher and Student - Click To Read Article
I’ve been blessed in my martial arts career to study with some fabulous instructors. One of the teachers I most admire likes to say, "Everyone wants to be a Jedi Knight in two weeks; It takes longer than two weeks!" Apply this to lesson to business...

Taboo Topics: Talking Politics in the Office - Click To Read Article
Conventional wisdom says not to talk about sex, politics and religion in the office. The problem is that any office, workplace or organization is mostly made up of people and if the volume of blogs, internet sites, magazines and other media is any indication of popularity, people love to talk about: SEX, POLITICS AND RELIGION!

The Death of Certainty...I Think! - Click To Read Article
"I think" are the two weakest words in the American lexicon. As you create your expert positioning, these words damage your credibility; yet "I think" has become the favorite filler of pundits everywhere. Let's lose these words...

Successful People are Self-Taught…ALWAYS! - Click To Read Article
Before anyone gets in a twist, this isn’t MBA bashing or PhD envy. However, every successful person I’ve ever met is and continues to be self-taught...

Success Really Isn’t About Money… - Click To Read Article
This morning I had a meeting with several professional Scouts. These people make their livings serving the Boy Scouts of America. They are not likely to become wealthy in the conventional sense. Their jobs involve long hours and they all serve well above and beyond the normal parameters of their job descriptions...

Politics in the Office - Click To Read Article
Can you have civil discourse in the office on the 3 Taboo Topics of sex, religion & politics? I hope so, what else is there to talk about?

Perceiving Victory - Click To Read Article
"Perceiving a victory when it is perceived by all is not the highest excellence." Sun Tzu Anyone can see victory when it’s obvious. In business, it’s not always obvious! When you can see victory where everyone else sees defeat, that’s a big win!

Nice or Honest? - Click To Read Article
I’m leading one of my martial arts classes on a hot summer afternoon. The air conditioner is working full-tilt, but only teases us with an occasional whiff of cool air. The students are fully focused and sweating through a set of choreographed exercises we call “kata”. After laying it all on the line they wait for my judgment... I ask, “Do you want me to nice or honest?”

No More Secrets - Click To Read Article
In personal develop there’s a lot of promotion around “secrets.” That was once true in the martial arts community as well...

Networking Power - Click To Read Article
Is networking effective or even necessary? Is it tough to find time for networking?

Many Little Pigs: The Pork in our Bailout - Click To Read Article
I’m a little tired of people talking about “government” money spent on these bailouts. That’s my money, and it’s your money. We the people contribute to the general funds that support national, state and local government. We the people are getting hosed.

It’s Not about the Money - Click To Read Article
It’s Not about the MoneyBefore I give the impression that I’m going to regurgitate some of the new age platitudes that so many underachievers find comforting, I’ll make some fundamental points...

Janitorial Power - Click To Read Article
Everyone in your organization should be as powerful as possible. Think about it…When your janitor is powerful, the CEO doesn’t need to mop the floors!

I Can Control Myself; I Can’t Control the Other Guy - Click To Read Article
A lot of people confuse power with control. Power is the product of my work over time; control is my ability to direct particular thoughts and actions. One of the best lessons I’ve learned over 20 plus years as a martial artist is this: I can develop my own power, I can develop self-control; what the other guy does is usually up to him!

I’m Not a Salesman - Click To Read Article
Yes you are...

Get Outside - Click To Read Article
It’s springtime, get outside. I mean this literally...

Fun Recession Activities! - Click To Read Article
What? Having fun with an impending recession on the way? Why not? I’ve survived recessions before and so have you!...

Family Business - Click To Read Article
Don’t do it! At least that’s what some experts say. I’m not going to tell you what to do, but here are some issues you want to consider before going into business with family.

Exactly What the Heck is POWER? - Click To Read Article
I’ve been doing a lot of media interviews over the past few weeks and one question keeps coming up: What, exactly, is Power? Power is one of those words people use quite a bit without having a clear, functional definition...

Eagle Scout Business - Click To Read Article
What can we learn about business from an Eagle Scout? Plenty...

Don’t Be Fearful, Be Thankful - Click To Read Article
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday: here’s why...

Discipline 101 - Click To Read Article
The Wisdom of the Samurai for Personal & Professional Discipline!

Coopertition - Click To Read Article
Today’s fun recession word is: COOPERTITION...

Catching Flies with Chopsticks - Click To Read Article
One of the best scenes in martial arts cinema features the hero, Mr. Miyagi, practicing with chopsticks to catch a house fly. Of course, he’s never actually caught one, but he keep trying! (If you think Daniel is the hero of this movie, don’t read any further!)

$759 Billion Wasted Each Year! - Click To Read Article
That’s not a statistic on the latest government pork-barrel spending spree; that’s how much American business spends on salaries for which work was expected, but not performed!


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