Recipe for White Chili

Several people asked me for this recipe – so here it is. I soak the beans in chicken stock in the crock pot the day before I make the chili, then finish it up about 3 hours prior to serving on Low in the crock pot. I figured this was about 6 points/serving on Weight [...]

A Little Kindness Does Not Go Unnoticed

With this headline, I’m repeating one of my Facebook posts I put up just yesterday. I have a story of a dog who escaped and was found by one of our good samaritans.

This week, Bailey accidentally got out the front screen door, ran about half a mile down a very busy Dallas street, crossed a major [...]

How to Retain Clients: Cross-Sell Firm Services

(This was originally published on CPATechViews.com)

Several months ago, I got several comments after I posted a blog entry on how to retain clients. When I talk with accounting firms across the country, client retention definitely remains THE hottest topic out there. I know everyone would agree it’s far easier to keep a client than try to [...]

Putting on the Game Face is a Roll of the Dice

Just the other day, I finally met one of my out-of-town clients/associates who stopped over in Dallas on his way to points east, and while it’s not at all unusual for me to meet my out-of-town clients in person, this was the first time we had met face to face.

That’s not the unusual thing that [...]

Should CPA Firms Advertise?

(Note – this blog entry originally ran on CPATechViews.com)

There are a few questions I get from CPA firm partners and staff that rarely change, no matter the size of the firm, where it is located or what kinds of services it offers.

“How do I recruit clients?” “Is social media worth the effort?” “Should I pay [...]