Basloe Group

Thank Your Way To Success!

How good does it feel when someone says ‘thank you’ and really means it? Do you get that little tingle that makes you think ‘I did do something good!’ A little appreciation can make you feel needed and important. One of the hardest things about running your own business is connecting with your customers. You […]

How We Hear Our Prospects

In the entrepreneurial community, some businesses meet wild success, while others flop. The ones that flop tend to focus too much on the product or service they’re offering. While the ones that flourish listen to their customers. Listening has become so vital to the business world. Truly listening. Of course your goal in business is […]

To Balance Is To Grow

“The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.” -Tom Peters Most all people want to be more productive with their time, so they can accomplish their goals. You are probably one of those people. But you don’t want that productivity to come at the expense of […]

Breathe In, Smell…Love

As much as thankfulness is in the air during November, and splurging is in the air in December – you can guess what month we are in by the smell of the air…. (big deep breath in) …. ah, Love! That means we are already one month into 2016, February. This month that we are “supposed to be” […]

There Is A Bug Going Around…The Kindness Bug

THERE IS A BUG GOING AROUND! You’ve probably heard the saying ‘kindness is contagious.’ But is it really? The word contagious often has a negative association because we use it when describing a virus or bacteria that is easily spread and makes us sick. If someone we know is contagious with something, we avoid close […]

Virtual VS. Voice

There are so many many people to reach out to nowadays, family, friends, Facebook friends, twitter followers, blog commenters, cell phone contacts, business clients, co-workers…. AND there are as many ways to not actually talk to them!   Instant Message. Facebook. Twitter. Snapchat. Email. Texting…. the list goes on. I recently learned that calling someone on […]

Extending the life of a greeting card

  Many people love greeting cards because they are physical reminders of thoughtfulness. A simple piece of card stock can tell someone you love them, you wish them well and that you are thinking of them. It’s really amazing what a card can do. But for most people, keeping cards may not always be practical, […]

The Power of One

Reading an article recently, I ran into a concept that is not necessarily new to me but was presented in such a simple way, it made me stop and think before I moved on into my day. Would you like to know what the concept was? Of course you would – that’s why you are […]