This last Christmas my wife Corene got all 4 of our boys a journal that asks them daily questions they can answer about their lives & thoughts. She has been great about having them spend some time each day answering these questions. The other day, the following question was posed: “What do you think about …
“Begin with the end in mind” wrote Stephen Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Would it surprise you to know that 2 billionaires became billionaires by not following that advice? Both Bill Gates and Elon Musk said in this interview that when they started their companies, they had no idea …
Ever since I was a little kid, I remember my grandpa always opening the door for my grandma. One Sunday last year, I glanced out the church door, and snapped this photo, of my 93 year old grandpa, performing this act of service for my grandma, …the same act I’ve seen on countless occasions all …
Yesterday subscriber and fellow freedom crusader messaged me with some great questions. (thank you Angela!) I thought it might be helpful to answer them in a blog post. Here we go. Do you do cold calling from a list of leads? I don’t do cold calling. Cold calling is when you call people who have …
If you know something that’s helped you, …if you’re learning something each day that moves you forward, Why not, start a blog email newsletter mastermind Facebook group or ____________? The challenge is first to learn and 2nd to lead. First to reach and then to teach. And the strange thing is part 2 seems to …
At the end of the day, it’s up to each of us to decide what a real leader is. Who do we want to follow, and what sort of person do we seek to become? Here’s 1 aspect of leadership that resonates with me. Real Leaders don’t care about getting the credit. They care more …
After you’ve made a friend & found a need, the crucial step is to “suggest a solution” or in other words, …give an invitation for your prospect to look at whatever video you want to share that can be a potential solution for them. Here are my 2 favorite ways to to do this. First, …
In yesterday’s post we covered part 1 of the 3 step recruiting process, make a friend. The next crucial piece is to find a need/problem or desire while engaging in the relationship building process. Here’s a reminder. People usually don’t buy products and services because they want a product or service. They buy because of …
Over the years I’ve been blessed to sponsor quite a few customers, reps & affiliates into various projects I’ve been involved with. Throughout my failures and successes, I started to notice a simple pattern. Something that when followed, seemed to produce great results, and when ignored, not so much. I call this the 3 step …
A while back, after playing basketball with my sons one day, they wanted to go out for some ice cream. My 8 year old Camden, had a $5 bill and wanted to treat his brothers to a cone. We get there, place the order and the total comes to $4.18. Camden says, “Dad, should we …
My greatest source of inspiration for daily blogging is Seth Godin. He never told me to blog daily, I just see him do it, and it inspires me to do it too. Sometimes what we do, speaks more effectively to the heart, than what we say. In any case, some of my readers have asked …