A Fresh Canvas

Each day is a new canvas. Your actions leave distinct colors, patterns, and images that will direct the rest of your life going forward. What colored paint are you using? Bright colors? Dull colors? Are you making gentle sweeping strokes or slapping your brush against the canvas? Today, paint with intention to create the life…

The Language Of An All Star Sales Team

A company, a team, an individual, won’t make money, at least for long, if you aren’t creating value. “Let’s double our number, make millions, and increase our ARR by 78%!” These are all good things, however, a laser focus on pushing a number alone can be destructive. Yes, a number is great, it can be…

Why Showing Your Humanity Creates Great Conversation

Laughing, exclaiming, questioning, these are all ways to express your humanity. The faster you do them in your personal conversations, business negotiations, and initial introductions, the closer you’ll be to achieving great conversation. Why? Because all of those actions signaling to the other person “I see you. I understand you. I care about you. I’m…

On Reaching Conclusions

How often do you use that? How important is this to you? What do you enjoy about it? Often, it’s best to help someone reach a conclusion or understanding instead of directly telling them. People like to discover things themselves rather than have the exact same conclusion be told to them. They retain and understand…

What Are We Worth?

In finance, business, and economics there’s a profound Latin phrase. Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest – A thing is worth only what someone else will pay for it. If the above is true, what does that say about the death of a perfect God to purchase you and me?