Are you Selling or Serving?


Why the authentic approach works

I owe much to a friend who gave me Lou Cassara’s book ‘From Selling to Serving”. At that time I was a greenhorn in the insurance and financial services industry. Regardless, I attended countless sales seminars to improve my skills. I even read Tommy Hopkins “How to Master the Art of Selling” which was a tremendous help in closing more deals and substantially increasing my income. Yet there were times I began to question some of what I had been taught? Was I becoming your typical salesman?

How to get out of a rut


We all can find ourselves in a rut. Here’s how to break free

Did you forget?


Did you forget what used to work?

In the rush of life, we often lose sight of the activities that we used to enjoy and that brought us business and a sense of purpose…

Get Pumped in 1-minute!


A 1-minute mental boost

Soak in these quotes to boost your mental attitude and outlook quickly.

Stopping the Madness


This is the biggest enemy of your joy and peace

If there’s one thing that’s endemic to the American way of life it is worry. How to stop the madness of letting worry rob us of the present, our joy, and peace of mind begins today!

The Golden Rules


It’s beyond just being nice to others

There’s the traditional golden rule, then there’s the way to approach other… 

Stop debating and do this one thing


Do this instead of debating

It seems that everyone wants to argue but debating is usually counterproductive. Here’s a better way… 

The One Thing We Control


…not even the gods

When faced with circumstances outside our control we have one thing left… 

Awareness & Anxiety

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Informed but not worried

Being aware of what’s happening in the world at large can help one be prepared, but it can also lead to anxiety. Uncertainty is a fact of life yet preparation, planning doesn’t have to include needless worry. 

What if they’re wrong?


When common knowledge & the status quo are wrong

History is replete with examples of when commonly accepted wisdom was flat out wrong. Remember the doctors who treated an ailing President George Washington with bloodletting- so much so that they hastened his demise?  What about the use of home equity or reverse mortgages?