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"Is this Heaven," asks a former Chicago White Sox baseball player of Ray Kinsella (played by actor Kevin Costner) in the movie “Field of Dreams.” “No,” says Kinsella, “it’s Iowa!” But it sure appeared to be a heaven-like ballpark created by Major League Baseball in cooperation with Fox Sports and their corporate sponsors. The field constructed in Dyersville, Iowa for this game surely gave one the feeling you were part of a heavenly place. It certainly did me! Although this movie is now 23 years old, I have seen it many times. Following this real-life game played on Aug. 12 between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox in Dyersville, many have taken to Twitter and other forms of media saying how it related to them in real life. It certainly did me. I have always loved sports movies that relate to life experiences. ‘42: The Jackie Robinson Story‘ is like that. {loadmoduleid…
In 1927, Dr. Frank Crane wrote a wonderful book entitled Everyday Wisdom, which made quite a hit. Crane was a speaker, columnist, and preacher who had an impressive following. I acquired his books years ago and have admired him as a common-sense writer who influenced many. I love his quote, “You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.” Here are excerpts from Everyday Wisdom…. Today the business ideal is the “go-getter” who smashes his way through obstacles as if they were papier-mache scenery. The great difference between men, between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is an invincible determination, a purpose once fixed, then Death or Victory. That quality can do anything that can be done in this world. The man who never gives up what he begins until it is completed is the one…
After applying principles of generosity learned from “Attorney Paul,” John started selling the largest deals in Cutco history out of 1.5 million other reps and distributors. Yes. 1.5 million. Not only was he gifting knives but he was being asked to speak on stages around the country to teach sales and marketing teams how to build relationships in unconventional ways. Simple but powerful things like focusing your care on the executive’s spouse, the assistant, and kids. Ruhlin Group started in 2000 and quickly broadened gifting options and strategies, but many of the original principles never changed. Knowing how and when to give gifts is just as important as what to gift. These “minor” details and expert knowledge have been tested and proven over a decade to bring a guaranteed “wow” to any industry from financial services to manufacturing widgets. Today John and his team have created gift packages for some…
Everything that’s wrong in your life is because you broke a Promise to yourself! You may not like that statement, but having now dug deep enough into this language and concept, it stands up with some heavy testing. And don’t think I’m just pointing one finger at you, because three are pointing back at me, and I can prove my point. What’s wrong in your life? Overweight? You broke a promise to yourself. Financially destitute? You broke a promise to yourself. Terrible relationship? You broke a promise to yourself. Seriously, look at all of the things that stink about your life, anything that you hate about yourself, and it leads back to a broken promise! Your Health: Do you REALLY commit to working on it? Keeping that promise to do whatever it takes to regain it? Can you find your treadmill under all of that laundry? Your Money: Did you really “invest” in…
Both in the corporate world and private world, video conferencing has been around much longer than the wide applications implemented during the coronavirus pandemic. Take, for example, FaceTime on an iPhone; years prior to the need for us to communicate via video, we’ve had the option to do so on our smartphones and other devices. In addition to real-time video conferencing, we have had access to sharing video media as a way to advertise or communicate as early as 2004 with the dawning and growth of YouTube. In a corporate setting, audio visual equipment for both conferencing and filming is usually kept in a special room, or in the IT department under lock and key until someone books it. Until the exponential change brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, video communication of any kind was a luxury item. But now, it has become a commodity in every industry. “Zoom” Has Become an…
With the XXXII Olympiad now in the books, we hope your favorite competitor performed at their best and won the medal deserved! The belief here is that these Olympiads are for individual competition – not country vs. country. The media has forced us to pit country against country. When the Olympics started in 1896, the competition – all men – was individual vs. individual, not country vs. country. In 1900 the Olympics added, and rightly so, women’s competition, for gender equality. Various events have changed as time passed. However, if you want to reach a higher level of excitement and motivation, be sure to tune in or record the Paralympics scheduled at these same Olympic venues from Aug. 24–Sept. 5. The courage, stamina, and never-give-up attitude of these Paralympic athletes is enthralling. While the Special Olympics are different than the Paralympics, you will see that they are more similar than different. I…
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Bob Burg's #1 Best Seller, "The Go-Giver" shares the 5 Laws of Success,The "Go-Giver Way" - Discover what he says is the #1 LAW to find out if YOU provide this valuable law to your business! Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President. Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann, itself has sold over 950,000 copies and it has been translated into 28 languages. His and John’s newest parable in the Go-Giver Series is The Go-Giver Influencer. Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money on emakes is directly proportional to…
It took a good hour before he went for it. Dropping into the bowl is a terrifying thought, as boys all around him easily zoomed up and down, encouraging and showing him how it could be done. The secret? You have to lean into it, you can’t lean back. Full commitment. Watching strangers come to my son’s encouragement and coaching, knowing he’s new to this skateboarding world, and mentoring him along, it was inspiring seeing these kids teaching powerful life lessons without realizing it. And then – he dropped in! Didn’t fall. Elated he went again and again until it was fairly easy. Eventually his new skate pals looked at the board he’d received from a friend as a hand-me-down and they suggested he needed something a little better if he was committing to skating.
Since he had taken the initiative to try something I never dared to in my…
Just like the Bitcoin boom of late 2017, Dogecoin, Ethereum, and other forms of cryptocurrency are starting to gain constant notoriety in the media. At this point, those who do understand what cryptocurrency is realize the disruptive nature of the concept and how it can upend the banking and financial industry. I recently wrote an article about how governments around the world are starting to adopt the concept of a digital currency that would replace cash, the United States being one of them, as cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is created by a private entity, extremely volatile, and is similar to gold. But the disruption from the concept of a digital wallet and cryptocurrency runs far deeper than just money. The technology that powers Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, and eventually the federally issued digital currency, called blockchain, is far more disruptive to many different industries, and yet no one is really paying a lot of…
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Well, it’s over! The XXXII Olympiad scheduled for July 2020 in Tokyo that began July 23, 2021, and ended on Aug. 8, 2021, has officially ended with the closing ceremonies Sunday. It was Aug. 8 in Tokyo, but still Aug. 7 in Monterey, the location of the Monterey Herald where this column appears Monday mornings. What took so long to complete the 17 days of the 2020 XXXII games? First and foremost, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Games were postponed until 2021. Many throughout the world chimed in to voice their opinion during 2020 that even if the games were postponed until 2021 the pandemic may still be a factor. And yes, the pandemic continues to be a problem. It is impossible in this writing to list those qualified athletes – worldwide –who were either quarantined or sequestered due to that infection. While you will not find that list…
Robert Morris graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Robert entered the real estate field in 1985 and has been actively involved in real estate sales and training since that time. He is currently a selling broker with Parks Realty, located in Smyrna, Tennessee, where he actively lists and sells real estate with his team, Team Morris. Robert has been honored with the REALTOR® of the Year and the Tennessee REALTOR® Educator of the year awards in his career. He has served on several local association’s Board of Directors and currently serving as 2020-2021 President of the Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS®. Robert is an international speaker, certified instructor and consultant who holds several professional designations/ certifications just to name a few, the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager {CRB). Internet Professional (e-PRO), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE).…
Did you ever hear the story of rock band Van Halen trashing a venue because they arrived at the location only to find BROWN M&M’s in the bowl backstage? Do you know why they did that? Most people think it’s because they were a bunch of Rock Stars acting like spoiled brats. In reality, it was a very essential part of their contract which was a matter of life and death. The Promise is in the Details! Enjoy this video and story from the city where it all happened in the mid-1980’s, from Pueblo, Colorado, with Jason Hewlett 8-5-2021.
When it comes to the concept of digital transformation, we should really be focused on the term transformation. Your competitive advantage depends on how you define the terms change and transformation, as the vast majority of leaders believe they are transforming a process, a product, or a service when they are really just changing it. Predominantly, this is because most don’t know the difference between transformation and change. Let’s dive into the differences between these two competencies. Anticipation and Transformation Are Offensive Strategies Change comes from the outside in, forcing us to react and respond with agility in a defensive manner, whereas transformation is an offensive and anticipatory competency quite different from change. Whether it’s a personal transformation or business transformation, it always comes from the inside out, giving you far more control in actively shaping your future. Being agile is important when dealing with rapid change; however, no matter how agile you are, reacting quickly does not work alone. We must become anticipatory, using Hard…
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