Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Marketing, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
As a big user of LinkedIn, I am seeing certain trends that concern me. Putting stuff on it that really belongs on Facebook (political opinions, “can this WWII veteran get 1,000 likes?” and religious stuff). Self-congratulatory aggrandizing (“Honored to be the keynote...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been on losing teams. My high school football team had 4 losing seasons. My company in Navy boot camp was last in the division. I’ve worked at companies that were financially struggling. While my business is doing well, I...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Marketing, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
I’ve learned that that key to selling anything is to speak directly to your potential buyer’s “pain” points and position your product, service, or solution to address it. That being the case, I’ve found that people who aren’t trained sales or marketing professionals...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Marketing, Motivation, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
When I’m in town, I like to attend my local Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter meetings. These are a great place to network and you can certainly learn from the topics that are presented. At the end of each session, there is a little card on the...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
It seems like everyone wants to know the secret to success. Is it skill? Work ethic? Tenacity? Mindfulness? Actually, it’s none of the above. If you’re asking me, it’s TRUST. Are you WHO you say you are and will you DO what you say you will, and will you do it...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Time management is one of those areas that all of us struggle with. I’ve been asked to teach time management seminars and I’ll always caveat my agreement that “you can’t manage time, just your ability to work within it.” I recently worked with a team that struggled...
