It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference. – Paul Bryant Yes, that’s perhaps a macabre subject line, but it is, after all, a bit of a solemn day. My wife and I were in Cancun on September 11th, and a Brit walked over to the […]
“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert You’re probably gearing up for the long, “Labor Day” weekend. For some reason, our country still celebrates this holiday…even though the circumstances of its origins have changed pretty drastically. There was an article in
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To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. – Marilyn Vos Savant So, I mentioned last week that I would share about the “Big Water”–when my newly-adopted children saw the ocean for the first time last week while we were in Hilton Head…well, it was pretty incredible–and interesting as a
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It is not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. – John Wooden No, I’m not talking about birds this week. Do you “tweet”? By that, I mean: do you use Twitter? What about Facebook? You riding this new wave of what’s being called “Social Media”? Well, maybe you are…but here’s the
“My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren’t so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.” – Michael Gerber Last week, I wrote about the FIRST leg of my recent trip overseas. Well, the Amalfi Coast was just the appetizer for
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“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” – John Wooden Last weekend, my wife and I returned home from a long-planned trip to Italy and to Ethiopia. We came home with a bunch of incredible memories, stories and observations (some of which I’ll be sharing over the next few weeks). Oh, and
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“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” – Vincent Van Gogh What a whirlwind week. My wife and I leave on Monday for a little trip. In a sense, we’re saying “ta ta” to OUR independence…as our many
“Good things happen when you pay attention.” – John F Smith I’m writing this to you from Toledo, OH where my wife’s parents live. Her pops is struggling with brain cancer treatment, and we’ve come out here every month or so for a week to help them through the process. Yes, it ain’t easy…but the
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“Eighty percent of success is just showing up.” –Woody Allen If you’ve been running your own business for any length of time, you know this certain truth: You’ve gotta keep going…and going…and going to build the business you’ve dreamed about. You may remember the NY Times bestseller by Tim Ferris: The Four-Hour Work Week, and
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“Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn’t work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.”– Roger Von Oech If you stay plugged into current events, whichever side of the political aisle you frequent, it’s very difficult not to give in to
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