Financial Services, Speaker and Coach

Yoda and a Five-Year Old Boy

People have come to believe that good intentions are solutions to problems…and they are not. The world needs more people who commit to getting things done and fewer people who are content to try. Yoda, a character and a legendary Jedi Master in the Star Wars movies, was stronger than most in his connection with the […]

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Should You Have Small Goals?

Should You Have Small Goals?

Small Goals? Really? On a flight yesterday to a speaking engagement in Florida, I picked up the Delta Sky Magazine. In an article on style and fashion, I read an interview with Heidi Klum…and received some fantastic business advice! You may be saying, “Wait…I thought she was just a fashion model.” She is a model […]

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Do You Have An “I Love Me” Wall?

Walked into a new sales coaching client’s office today, and you would have thought it was a shrine to her greatness. She had award plaques that boomed out to the world how wonderful she is. Several of these awards were for: “Sales Leader Of The Year” “Top Producer” “#1 Regional Production Leader” “$3 Million Club” […]

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The Process: Part II

Four short months ago I wrote a post called “The Process”. This post discussed The Alabama Crimson Tide football program coached and run by Nick Saban. Last night, execution of “The Process” resulted in Alabama’s third Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship in the last four years.

Born sixty-one years ago in Fairmont, West Virginia, Saban is at the top of the sports world. He appeared on the September 1, 2008 cover of Forbes magazine as “The Most Powerful Coach in Sports”. So what makes this man possibly the best coach in the history of college football? His passion? Standards? His knowledge of the game? Recruiting? Work ethic? His assistants?

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