Brian Irwin

Dec 4, 2024 | flyfisherman.com | Brian Irwin

Smoke poured from the tailpipe of our ’78 powder-blue Malibu. At age seven I stood envious in our driveway as my father drove off for his annual fly-fishing trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with his friends. Some were professors at the University of West Virginia, where my father matriculated. Others were respectable businessmen, and more. I was told I wasn’t old enough to join their tribe. Yet.

Dec 2, 2024 | msn.com | Brian Irwin

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Dec 2, 2024 | forbes.com | Brian Irwin

By Brian IrwinI’ve been there. Your day is packed with meetings and things that must get done now so you can keep the lights on and continue growing your business. But if you don't take a moment to look backward, you are missing a great opportunity to propel the business forward. Many of us are guilty of this shortsightedness. We find ourselves always moving from one task to another without pausing to reflect on what is working and not working as well as it should.

Oct 22, 2024 | msn.com | Brian Irwin

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Oct 22, 2024 | allbusiness.com | Brian Irwin

Picture this: It's a crisp autumn morning, and you're sitting in your eighth-grade science class. The teacher, Mr. Johnson, stands at the front of the room with a large glass jar and a mischievous glint in his eye. He fills the jar with rocks and asks, by show of hands, "Is the jar full?" Hands shoot up across the room. But Mr. Johnson isn't done. He adds pebbles, then sand, and finally, to everyone's amazement, he pours in water. The jar we all thought was full still had room for more.