Reader: How much is a relationship really worth? Why is it worth the effort? Morning Minute – November 11, 2025 “Building & Nurturing Strong Relationships!” Consider your relationships with your family, your friends, your associates, and your customers. If you were starting over, what would it cost, and how long would it take to rebuild those relationships? And, what approach would you take to be successful? Strong relationships require consistent daily work. May I suggest that we already...
6 days ago • 3 min read
Reader: Developing others is the surest way to grow yourself - and your organization! Morning Minute – November 7, 2025 “Train Your Replacement & Watch Everyone Rise!” Rotary is a service organization designed to help others, build stronger communities, and train its members to develop their leadership skills. Built around massive action, each member is assigned to one of Rotary’s service groups each year. Besides keeping members involved, they get exposed to how all of these groups work...
10 days ago • 3 min read
Reader: Success isn't just measured by how much you earn, but by how many you help along the way! Morning Minute – November 4, 2025 Sara, home from college for a short break, was visiting Doug, her grandfather. He asked how school was going. “I’ve got a 3.9 GPA,” she said proudly. “It’s tough, though. I barely have time for anything else.” Doug smiled. “That’s impressive, Sara. I’m proud of what you have accomplished in school!” After a moment, she asked, “Grandpa, what did you do before you...
13 days ago • 4 min read
Reader: Learn how great leaders stay in control when everything goes wrong! Morning Minute 10.31.25 “Train Yourself…to Blame Yourself!” Your football team just suffered two terrible calls from the officials. One took a touchdown away. The other gave the opponent one they didn’t earn. Now it’s halftime. You’re the coach. Your team is down by 14 points — not because they quit, but because things went against them. Here’s the question: How do you respond? Do you spend halftime complaining about...
17 days ago • 4 min read
Reader: How to project your results for 2026, make people accountable, and have your best year ever! Morning Minute 10.28.25 “Planning: How Leaders Win the Future!” Five steps to build buy-in and achieve breakthrough results. Have you ever wondered how some leaders seem to get so much done in a single day? They set bold goals, rally their teams, and achieve what others say can’t be done. What’s their secret? They’ve mastered the leadership skill of…planning ahead. Let me give you an example....
20 days ago • 4 min read
Reader: Your actions and your character speak much louder than what you say! Morning Minute 10.24.25“Leaders – Be Someone Worth Following!” In my book, WORK WITH ME NOT FOR ME, you will find the 6 roles of a leader: Mentor: you help those whom you lead to improve and to achieve their full potential. Organizer: you are to arrange the 4 Ps: people, processes, products, and promotion to achieve the team’s success. Instigator: you get people and projects started, keeping them on track until...
24 days ago • 4 min read
Reader: Help clients first decide what they want - then show them how to get it! Morning Minute 10.21.25“Supercharge Your Sales – Using Options & the Rule of 3!” Great salespeople answer questions and objections even before clients ask them. Years ago, I created a buyer-friendly worksheet showing nine payment options. It included the vehicle price, trade value, taxes, and fees—plus payments based on down payments of $5,000, $2,500, and $1,000, with terms of 60, 66, and 72 months. John from...
26 days ago • 3 min read
Reader: Understanding what truly drives those who seek to lead. Morning Minute 10.17.25“The Pursuit of Power, Wealth, & Influence?”Most of us were taught that people enter politics to serve others — to help the poor, the struggling, or the forgotten. Yet, when we observe how many politicians behave once in office, those noble explanations often fall short. In a free economy, individuals can try, fail, and try again — each time learning, growing, and creating new opportunities. But that same...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Reader: Father's engagement with, commitment to, & leadership in their families is essential! “Fathers: Your Families Will Always Need You!” Before 1965, nearly all fathers in the United States lived at home with their families, regardless of race, religion, or location. Fathers were the heads of their households, the primary providers, the protectors, and the disciplinarians of their children. Today, more than half of all households have no father living at home with their children. We have...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read