2022 (another) Year Of Focus! […]
2017… and now 2022 – Year of Focus
#2022YearOfJoy
“Given the choice to be right or to be kind, choose kind.”
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You’re Awesome!
Short Version You’re awesome. The work will be there for you, just waiting, in 2022! Do the math. And ultimately, all that truly matters is what you believe in. What story are you telling yourself? Stop believing in other peoples bullshit stories. Start believing in yourself! Long Version We don’t sell our hours. We ‘sell’ […]
Four Words To Forget
An excerpt from #This Is Brokering. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” — Maya Angelou There are four powerful words to eliminate from your vocabulary. Never forget that we are in the business of building relationships and these […]
Conversation (Self) Control
My first business (high performance Audi/VW parts) developed a significant mail-order component, I worked that phone as if my life depended upon it – which in a way it did – we had great advertising that made the phone ring non-stop. People wanted what we had and of 100 incoming calls per day, ~30 would […]
Want Referrals?
The #1 path to consistent referrals from the same source(s) is to answer the phone the first time it rings, be in front of your computer to intake the application on that first call, and respond to every subsequent call or email instantly. Losing two hours to a morning coffee meeting? Losing two hours to […]
Struggle: It Is The Point!
Struggle. Anything worth doing begins with struggle. Struggle to push back against the weight of the world, struggle that’s seemingly insurmountable. Until you realize that just like doing a push-up, you can press against the world and win. Ask yourself, is it your body moving when you do a push up? Or is your body […]
A Filter For Social Media
A filter for social media. A filter for all forms of communication and action. A filter for living life. Is it true? Is it positive? Is it useful? Living by these three tenets makes for a less-stressful social media experience for sure, but lately I’ve been trying to apply them to my conversations, my writings, […]
Bricks & Mortar
In this business, each file you complete is another brick in your wall. The first walls (years) form the foundation that you are building your business success on. With a strong foundation, it’s up to you how many levels you build upon it. What strengthens a wall? Many things, but a key is the mortar […]
My New Friend Roy
I’ve a new friend, his name is Roy. I have a photo of Roy and me together both smiling like old friends just a few minutes after meeting, although Roy and I were not smiling at one another a few minutes earlier — it could have been a much unhappier moment at the point the […]