Tag: business

  • You Didn’t Make It Grandma

    You Didn’t Make It Grandma

    If your grandma made you your favorite apple pie, would you tell her she didn’t actually make it herself? I mean, somebody else grew the wheat that was turned into flour, which was trucked on government roads to a store owned by somebody else. There are literally hundreds of people involved in the making of…

  • Are You Strong Enough to Quit?

    The other day I was listening to a podcast by a fellow Free Agent Academy member, Andy Traub, in which he talked about the fact that he was a quitter. He said he’s quit tons of stuff. In fact he’d just quit serving in a roll recently at his church. He was quite proud of…

  • Encouragement for Navigating the Sales Jungle

    I recently received from Thomas Nelson Publishing a complimentary copy of Christopher A. Cunningham’s new book Jungle Warfare – A Basic Field Manual for Christians in Sales. When I first chose this book, I thought that it would provide strategies for improving your sales techniques. What I found is that it is more of a…

  • Man Up BP!

    I just read an article on CNN.com about the oil rig that had an explosion and sank in the Gulf recently. Following is an excerpt from that article. A separate report by a different Transocean consultant on the Deepwater Horizon’s equipment cited at least 26 components and systems out of 129 categories on the rig that were…

  • Lead Like Ike by Geoff Loftus

    I recently received a complimentary copy of Lead Like Ike to review from Thomas Nelson Publishing. It’s subtitle is “Ten Business Strategies from the CEO of D-Day”. This book takes a look at the leadership qualities of Dwight D. Eisenhower as he planned and implemented the D-Day invasion that became the turning point of World…

  • What Are You Investing In?

    I’m going to cheat a little on this post. I’m going to use it for both of my blogs. Honestly, it applies to both.  In case you haven’t checked out my other links before, I have a Personal Finance blog and a Personal Growth blog. This post covers both topics. Right now my wife and I are…

  • The Question Behind the Question

    Late last year I attended a Financial Counselor program put on by Dave Ramsey’s team at his headquarters in Brentwood, TN. While we were there, we were given many great gifts throughout the several days of training. One of the gifts was the book QBQ by John G. Miller which Dave highly recommends and is…

  • Welcome!

    Welcome to my latest blog. As I’ve pursued my new Financial Coaching business, I’ve come to realize how important continuous growth and improvement is to me. I am constantly analyzing my behavior and actions to try and do better the next time I encounter a situation. I’m always reading books that are designed to help…