"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." -Zig Ziglar And what better way to start than by driving the...

If you are more fortunate than others, build a longer table -- not a taller fence! So, there are two types of people in this world:...

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me . . . is a lie! When we heard this famous saying as kids, it was...

Real Captains don't wear gold anchors around their neck! In the early 80's, I bought my first houseboat and "navigated" it around Lake...

Putting Duck Tape on your mouth may not keep you quiet, but it will sure muffle the sound. I try to make exercise is a big part of my...

Today's peacock is tomorrow's feather duster. After my first few years in the apparel business, I was able to make enough money to...

The road to life is paved with flat squirrels that couldn't make a decision. Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads in your life? ...

We met in the apparel business over 40 years ago, and my buddies and I still get together on the beach every summer. We share and...

Life and business are both full of ups and downs. Anyone who has been up, never forgets the time they were down. In the 60's, I sat in...

What is a mentor? Mentors are the people in our lives who help us grow and develop. They share their knowledge and encouragement through...

Some artist did a cut and paste trade show ad for me back in the 70's. What a stretch! But I have to admit, all along this artistic...

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....

As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm." In sales, it's essential to have a deep knowledge...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...