Mentorship

My CPA was adamant on the phone with me about NOT buying the restaurant. I had called him to seek his advice about my next business venture but he did not tell me what I wanted to hear so after a few minutes of listening to him explain why it was doomed to fail I told him I knew what I was doing and hung up! Unfortunately he DID NOT HAVE MY EAR!

He did NOT have my Ear but three years later I had another conversation with him and this time I listened. This time I […]

I walked into the lobby of the Hotel looking for the man who was to become my new boss. An outside sales company had hired me right after getting out of the Air Force, and I was instructed to meet Joe in the lobby – He would be the older gentleman in a suit.

Joe started mentoring me 30 seconds after we shook hands. He told me to undo my tie and taught me how to tie it correctly, including the level it should reach at my belt. I learned that Joe was a recovering multi-Millionaire! He had […]

Do you look for what is different among individuals, or do you see what is similar? Is your first reaction to point out the differences: ethnicity, gender, age, nationality, finances, or political views? Somewhere along the line, someone decided it was a good idea to label people, but instead of helping matters, it has hurt. We have become a divided nation, state, city, church, business and home. Instead of growing together, we are dividing based on differences!

Twenty years ago, I decided to go after a job for which I was not qualified. It was the General Manager position of […]