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Extra Points: The Wrong Gate
Last week, I spoke at a conference in Spokane and flew in and out of their airport. After dropping off my rental car to head home, I hightailed it straight to the nearest security point. Spokane is not a huge airport and I have TSA pre-check, so the process was pretty...
Being Memorable
I was recently interviewed for an article on being "memorable." This is a quality that is important for any business professional. I thought I'd share my answer to the interview here with all of you... To be “memorable,” a business professional (or anyone for that...
Extra Points: That’s What We Do
This Week's Focus Point: That's What We Do Barb and I watched the third and final movie of the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part 2 this past weekend. There was a scene heading into the climax of the film that captured my attention and kept me thinking into the next...
Extra Points: The Power of Persuasion
This Week's Focus Point: The Power of Persuasion When I was in New York City in March, I had the great pleasure of dining with friends at historic Keen's Steakhouse. The Manhattan restaurant was founded in 1885 and is famous for its steaks, chops, and collection of...
Low Fuel
I was driving back from a meeting today when my car yelled at me. You see, on the way in to the meeting, my car gently reminded me that I needed to get gas. A little gas can shaped yellow light came on indicating that it was time to fuel up and that I only had 41...
Be Good To Yourself
Jordan Spieth was arguably the best golfer in the world in 2015. He won two major championships - the Masters and United States Open - and culminated the year with the FedEx Championship. All the golf pundits were not taking a giant leap of faith when proclaiming he...
Extra Points: Noise
One of the biggest threats to your success in business and in life is noise. Last week, I was part of a conference call with well over 100 attendees. I was a guest speaker for a group of the most highly successful brokers for a publicly-held insurance and risk...
Oops. Now What?
Yesterday was the day that my county (as well as many other communities nationally) hold their "Great Give." It's a unique way to ask donors to support all their favorite charities with one payment. It's a pretty slick process, until... I went on yesterday afternoon...
Extra Points: Work Like a Dog
This Week's Focus Point: Work Like a Dog Last week, the speaker at my Rotary Club meeting was a volunteer in K-9 Search and Rescue. It was a fascinating program about the intelligence and value that dogs bring to such a serious and often portentous situation. I found...
