Accepting a Loss with Class One of the most difficult things to do as a salesman is to accept losing a customer, especially if... Read More →
The Comeback Many of you know that the company where I have worked for almost 30 years, McShea, was bought recently... Read More →
The Power of “No” I find it interesting that so many people seem to be afraid of the word “no.” They think... Read More →
Never, Never Give Up In 1941, when World War II was raging and things weren’t looking very good for Britain, Prime Minister Winston... Read More →
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going I had lunch recently with a friend who is the regional director for a large national company. We hadn’t... Read More →
Starting Over Every year in my business we start over on New Year’s Day. When the sun comes up on January... Read More →
Half Full Do you consider yourself a person who lives your life like the glass is half full in a positive... Read More →
The Fountain of Youth Many of us who are approaching or in middle age are searching for the magical “fountain of youth” to... Read More →
Life Comes At You Fast After finishing the last game of my senior football season, I returned to Virginia Tech. Our team had just... Read More →
Weekend Words – Never Count Him Out My lifelong best friend has what he might call a positive, Zen-like approach to golf and life. After hitting... Read More →