Picture this .. I’m sitting in an old-style board room at a big-polished table, at a middle of the road golf resort, somewhat past its prime, somewhere north of BFE. I’m at one end of the table my client, the owner is at the other end of the table. Post-Covid…

A man occupied with the public or other important business cannot, and need not attend to spelling. — Napoleon Bonaparte I frequently get comments about my poor spelling and lack of proper grammar in my writing. I guess that’s what happens when you quit school at fifteen to play golf. …

How many opportunities have you stood on the side lines and allowed to pass you by? The jobs, moves, vacations, start ups, or once in lifetime shots? My favorite movie of all time is Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. There are so many amazing scenes in the movie, great…

Invest three to five percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future. BRIAN TRACY That quote form the Legendary Brian Tracy may well have been the best advice I ever got. Before you start any new venture, commit to becoming a business sponge. Soak up…

If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours. RAY KROC, founder, McDonald’s Make no mistake about it; running your own business is hard. The hours are long, staff unreliable, and…

Most people lead quite fragile lives. Even if they don’t live paycheck to paycheck, like 80% of the world, few people heed the timeless advice of always having six months of income on hand for an emergency. …

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. Customers can be jerks who don’t deserve your service at all. I recently found myself in the Denver airport waiting for a flight back to Orlando. At the last minute they announced a gate…

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. -NAPOLEON BONAPARTE The biggest mistake I have made in business has never been growing too fast — up-sizing — although I have done that plenty of times. In no case was the growth decision fatal. …

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. — OPRAH WINFREY I group people with whom I do business into one of five categories. I am interested in all of them since you need all to succeed, but I am most interested in the last category…