Archive Category: Life Lessons

the flood of Nashville 5.2.2010

When the water began to fall, it rained and rained and rained… and when it stopped there was nearly 2 Billion dollars in damage to Nashville and Middle Tennessee.  

it talks 99 NO's to get to that 1 YES

Regardless of what business you’re in, there a certain percentage of rejection that you have to weather.  In every sales job there’s rejection and in some jobs the rejection

under promise – over deliver

Nothing causes me to smile more than when a prospective client tells me that my competitor has promised to do something better, faster, cheaper than I am.

success is built on story telling

A good friend of mine, Dave Persell, once told me that his secret to success was that he loved to tell stories.  Dave developed a unique business that was built

Don Foote said…

Many years ago I was far in debt and I felt like there was no way out. I organized all my bills and tried to negotiate some of the debt down. I was losing hope and had no clearity on what I should be doing.