Month: December 2015

  • 3 Things I learned last week…12/21-27/2015

    3 Things I learned last week…12/21-27/2015

    Cherish the time you have. Many of you know this.  My father passed away this year suddenly and way too young.  This is the first go around for my family and I to go through the Holiday Season without him.  I have had many friends reach out to me and ask me how we are […]

  • 3 Things I learned last week…12/14-20/2015

    3 Things I learned last week…12/14-20/2015

    Purpose: Last week I had a great opportunity to meet with a Vice President whose company manages everything related to food and nutrition for senior living facilities.  It was a great meeting where I had the chance to learn a lot about their business.  This person was very passionate about what they did.  Out of […]

  • 3 Things I learned last week…12/7-13/2015

    3 Things I learned last week…12/7-13/2015

    Last week, I had the fortunate opportunity to attend Dale Carnegie’s annual regional convention.  So I spent five days in the lovely Scottsdale, Arizona area.  Attending a conference such as this one is always such a great experience.  The connections you make and the things you learn really gets you pumped up and excited about […]

  • 3 Things I learned last week…11/30-12/6/2015

    3 Things I learned last week…11/30-12/6/2015

    People like honesty only when they agree with it:  Last week I had two conversations where I watched this play out.  Picture this: we have all seen this scenario before.  A group of employees who are dependent on each other to be successful.  Wait a minute, this is all of us, if you work. Right! […]

  • 3 Things I learned last week…11/23-29/2015

    3 Things I learned last week…11/23-29/2015

    Be obsessed: I believe we all know what it feels like to be obsessed with something. Maybe it is a food, an activity, a television program, a person, a job, a book, you name it.  The definition for obsessed on the free dictionary online states it like this: having or showing compulsive concern with something.  Some […]

  • 16 behaviors that are killing your sales

    16 behaviors that are killing your sales

    One of my favorite authors and speakers is Marshall Goldsmith.  Marshall is a New York Times best-selling author of several books.  One of his best-selling books, titled “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” he discusses the many actions and behaviors leaders demonstrate that prevent them from growing and having the influence that they would like […]