Are you using the fundamentals to run your business? Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame to talk about using the fundamentals to run your business, plus the value in imitation, paying attention, curiosity, and optimism.

What would you do if you had to start over with nothing? Norm Brodsky joins Jim Blasingame to offer the most important lesson for business start-ups: discover what customers want and give it to them.

What's the connection between optimism and business success? Fred Hochberg joins Jim Blasingame to propose that two of the characteristics of a happy person are optimism and energy, both of which are required for success is a small business owner.

Can you be happy while dealing with unhappy things? Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the paradox of happiness and how to be committed to happiness no matter your circumstance. A hint: It starts with being thankful.

Do you know about the "Happiness Advantage"? Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the correlation between happiness and connections with other people, plus the effect of happiness on long-term success.

How you can you better prepare for next year? Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the importance of planning and thinking strategically to prevent desperation at year's end, plus be proactive, not reactive.

How can you prepare for 2011 without suffering in the 4th quarter? Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about front loading the first 3 quarters to "make your year" before the 4th quarter and holiday season rolls around.

How can small business owners manage through the holidays? Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small business owners have to keep their heads in the game year round and have staying power through the holidays.

Should more high schools include an entrepreneurial curriculum? Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the skewed opinions on profit and why more high schools should include an entrepreneurial curriculum.

Jim Blasingame tells the story about how cause-and-effect converged with the best traits of humanity to make the first Thanksgiving day possible, and pave the way for the greatest nation in the history of mankind, the United States of America.