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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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
Extra Points: Unturned Stones
This Week's Focus Point: Unturned Stones Last week, Kobe Bryant played his last game for the Los Angeles Lakers. He ended his 20-year Hall of Fame career in grand style, scoring 60 points to lead the Lakers to a comeback win. I guess if you're going to write a script...
The Need for Speed
Speed is critical to success in business. Period. While this seems like an overly simplistic statement, I'm constantly amazed at how many entrepreneurs and small business owners don't follow this mantra. Do you ever catch yourself saying something like: "I just need...
Extra Points: Avoiding the Six-Putt
In the first round of the Masters golf tournament last week, an unimaginable "event" occurred. Ernie Els, a four-time major golf champion in a Hall of Fame career took six putts starting from two feet to "hole out" on his very first hole of the championship. For...
