Mind Blowing!
Being almost 80 years old, I've seen many mind-blowing tech advances in my life and tried to embrace the ones that made my life easier....
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Enthusiasm!
As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm." In sales, it's essential to have a deep knowledge...
New Year Resolutions!
He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who makes one is a fool. -F. M. Knowles It's that time of year again when we all make...
So Far, So Good!
Eating his lunch on the seventeenth floor, Mr. Copperbottom caught sight of a guy falling past his window. He ran over just in time to...
Wise Men Still Seek Him
Thank you for joining me in my blog-adventure this year. I hope in some way I have encouraged or motivated you! Charlie Brown I want to...
Always Look for the Best!
A young man who lived on the beach remembered an old story told by his grandfather, about a very rare seashell that was worth millions of...
Obstacles
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals. When I was in the second grade I broke my arm at the...
The Gold Diggers
Buck and Curly were prospectors in the old west. One day, after many years of hard work and finding very little gold, they discovered the...
Seagulls
Flocks of seagulls off the coast of Florida, would go to their favorite location to dive for fish. One day a group of fisherman found...
Thankful!
Thank you for following my Weekly Blogs, for your compliments and comments. My most sincere desire is to encourage you -- or at least...
Working On The Railroad
In the late 1800s, Willie and Rufus were working together repairing the railroad tracks. It was about lunch time when the train passed. ...
The Burning House
A father and his two young sons were fishing in a very large lake, when suddenly a terrible storm came up and capsized their boat. They...
Impressing the Crowd!
A very talented young man finished his first piano recital to a standing ovation. He walked off the stage in tears. Someone asked him...
The Display That Didn't Win!
My first sales job was with the Quaker Oats Company. To introduce our new cereals, and to feature our company's support for The Junior...
Attitude Attitude Attitude
When you wake up in the morning and think you are going to have a good day or a bad day . . . YOU WILL! -Zig Ziglar After completing...
The Headliner
In the 80's, I was hired as a sales manger and merchandise manager for an apparel company in Tampa. That's when I met Mirna, a talented...
Impress or Inspire?
Recently someone asked me why I'm doing a weekly blog -- at my age. And I told them: "If my weekly blogs were meant to impress you, I...
The Second Rat . . .
You've always heard: "The early bird gets the worm". But, like I always say, THE SECOND RAT GETS THE CHEESE! Have you ever had a great...
Mistakes with Flair!
After being a salesman in the apparel business over 5 years I thought I knew everything about the business so I would also open a retail...
My Secret Formula for Success
My Secret formula for success! Ready? Better sit down for this one: Make more mistakes. I learned this lesson when I opened two ladies...
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