This post is part two of a follow-up to the background story for how I met Darren Hardy. The following is the second half of the top lessons I've learned over the past eight years from the man who has become one of my most influential mentors. From Darren's book, "The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster": 6... Continue Reading →
The Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned From Darren Hardy – Part 1
This post is part one of a follow-up to the background story for how I met Darren Hardy. The following is the first half of the top lessons I've learned over the past eight years from the man who has become one of my most influential mentors. From Darren's book, "The Compound Effect": 1 -... Continue Reading →
My Journey Back From the Wilderness
On Sunday evening, November 19, 2017, I received a last-second meeting request from my boss. He apologized for the late notice asking that I clear my calendar for the next day and to meet him at the DFW Grand Hyatt Hotel at 10AM. In an instant, I understood that I had just been fired. My... Continue Reading →
No Multi-Tasking Required
I've always believed that thin threads bring people into our lives and in the Summer of 2012, a friend gave me a CD that introduced me to Darren Hardy, who at the time was the Publisher of Success Magazine. Darren is one of the sharpest guys on the planet and I've been studying and following... Continue Reading →
The Game Few Are Playing
A football game in the NFL technically consists of four fifteen-minute quarters, yet the average game runs over three hours due to the start and stop nature of the action. Add in commercial breaks and the sometimes meandering nature of an NFL broadcast, and it's easy to see how a sixty-minute game becomes one hundred... Continue Reading →
How Not and How To Make a Sale…A Tale of Two Shopping Trips
Note to anyone in sales in general and especially retail sales...the following are two stories about how NOT to and then How to make a sale. For the record, I'm skipping over my experience at The Men's Warehouse as it was excellent as usual. The inspiration for this post came afterwards as you will see... Continue Reading →
Is Your Company’s Investment in Technology Costing You Real Estate?
Flat screen monitors are the standard today with many people using dual screens for added productivity. And while adjustable monitor arms are popular, the majority of end users still use a monitor with a fixed base much to their disadvantage. Compared to the functionality and multiple benefits offered by adjustable arms, a fixed base actually... Continue Reading →
How I Met the “Ace of Sales” Jeffrey Gitomer
In February of 2011 I was working as a manufacturer rep for Bart Turner & Associates in Dallas, TX and our primary line of furniture was KI. KI is based in Green Bay Wisconsin, the home of "Cheeseheads", Vince Lombardi, and the famed "frozen tundra" of Lambeau Field. When it was announced several months prior... Continue Reading →
Is a 29″ Desk Right for You?
The standard height desk in the furniture industry is 29” and has been that way for a long…time. Post World War II, the government decided to implement some new building standards. The primary information they used to develop these standards was a military study, male only…no women. Please consider that your typical soldier is not... Continue Reading →
4 Questions to Ask Yourself after Every Life Experience
As my first true blog post I want to pay tribute to some of the mentors who have influenced my life for over twenty years. As the title suggest, the four questions are as follows along with their source: What did I do Right? And what can I do Better next time? Brian Tracy What... Continue Reading →