Lennie Appelquist

04/11/2026

Running a small business right now feels like trying to plan payroll inside a reality show.

One day it’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, the next day it’s threats at allies, and somehow you’re supposed to calmly decide whether you can hire, sign a lease, or take on debt while the rules keep changing.

Here's something I wrote about what Trump’s chaos economy actually feels like from a wobbly desk on Main Street, and what small businesses can still control: how we treat our people, our customers, and our communities.

If you’re tired of feeling like the only adult in the room, this one’s for you:

How to stay predictable, profitable, and human when national leadership is none of the above.

06/02/2017

If the far right in this country doesn't realize that this type of behavior is the worst representation of it what it means to be an American… They are sadly mistaken.

It’s the second time someone did this at a Smithsonian facility in the past week.

09/23/2016

From the moment I opened the pages of the book, "7 Habits of Highly effective People", my life would never be the same...

Thank you for your gifts, Rest in Peace Mr.Covey.

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03/31/2015

Awestruck by Candace Bartlett - Awestruck by Candace Bartlett Processed to be viewed on a dark background, so please click on the image. This is an older image from several years ago that I decided to reprocess and thought I would share. A well-known scene of Bearhat Mountain overlooking Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park. This was my first time visiting Logan Pass and I had no idea what I was in for, despite the images I had already seen from there. It d... http://ow.ly/2WJKa5

Processed to be viewed on a dark background, so please click on the image. This is an older image from several years ago that I decided to...

03/31/2015

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Spring hear the brook by jae youn ,Ryu

03/31/2015

In with a Fury by Nikki Harrison - In with a Fury by Nikki Harrison Fine Art Portrait. Nikki Harrison: Photos http://ow.ly/2WJKa4

Fine Art Portrait.

03/31/2015

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03/31/2015

Bouquet by Jessica Drossin - Bouquet by Jessica Drossin Please follow me here: Facebook I Google + I Twitter I Instagram Shot with my Canon 5D Mark iii and processed with actions from Beautiful World Foundations, Vivid and Earthy Tints (with masking and lowered opacity) available here. FREE download to follow me on your iPhone or Android: iPhone or Android Jessica Drossin: Photos http://ow.ly/2WHSPb

Please follow me here: Facebook I Google + I Twitter I Instagram Shot with my Canon 5D Mark iii and processed with actions from Beautiful World...

03/31/2015

Frankfurt skyline by Ahmet Bozkurt - Frankfurt skyline by Ahmet Bozkurt would be happy about comments and tipps. Ahmet Bozkurt : Photos http://ow.ly/2WHhWy

would be happy about comments and tipps.

03/31/2015

Paros by Χρυσοβαλάντης Συμεωνίδης - Paros by Χρυσοβαλάντης Συμεωνίδης Paros weddings... Χρυσοβαλάντης Συμεωνίδης: Photos http://ow.ly/2WHhWA

Paros weddings...