Competence

‘I did then what I knew how to do. Now I know better, I do better.’ Maya Angelou would have turned 90 years old a week ago last Friday. Today she gave us, through her quote, the exacting phrase of ‘competence’. It is the ability to do something successfully. It...

Labor Day

It is the unofficial end of summer, an idyllic time which ushers in the Fall. It is that last gasp for framing the ‘Summer of…’. It is Labor Day. It is usually a time filled with family and friends, picnics and barbecue. It is a time when baseball and college football...

Benefit

A payment or gift, as one made to help someone truly defines benefit. Napoleon Hill, the American self-help author stated, ‘Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.’ W. Clement Stone agreed by...

Accept

‘Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.’ Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. Accept it. Today is a gift and if we use our mind and our heart, we will ask for others to assist us in building our businesses. We must accept the fact that we cannot...

Assistance

‘None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone’s help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.’ Harvey Mackay, American businessman, author and syndicated...