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Do you push yourself outside your comfort zone? Mark Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the performance difference between "hard goals" and regular goals, and why its better to hire for temperament and motivation than experience.

What are the new challenges of the recovery? Jim Blasingame reports on some of the current challenges of the recovery, including slow economic growth, rising inflation and interest rates.

According to John Naisbitt, the more high tech we have, the more high touch we’ll want. Jim Blasingame talks about the power of the original social media, face-to-face, and why you should never make customers touch technology unless there's something in it for them.

Do you know for sure that your employees are thanking customers? Jim Blasingame talks about the power of saying “Thank you” to customers and why saying "No problem" is a big problem.

What makes you think you're qualified to be a business owner? Carol Roth joins Jim Blasingame with startup advice on how critical industry experience is in the success of any new business.

Check the reality of being a business owner against your motivation. Carol Roth joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the realities and myths of being a business owner, including the truth about who works for whom, and the thing about getting rich.

You’ve survived the recession but what about the recovery? Josh Costell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things you have to do to convert from survival to expansion mode.

Do you have the right people working for you? Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame with tips on how to hire the right people for your business, which begins with work ethic, personal compatibility, energy and intelligence. Notice that experience is not high on this list.

Are you taking advantage of the "Attaboy" ROI? Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame with tips on how to combine recognition and compensation as a success equation for keeping good people.

Where should you cut back to survive this recovery? Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to suggest eliminating non-essential costs while keeping your current customers, being referral-worthy and also telling the truth.