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Lessons from the Tire Store

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I was recently sitting in a tire store waiting while I had new tires put on our SUV.  Little did I know, the time I spent there would teach me a valuable lesson.
We were visiting my family in the Houston, TX area.  Summer in Houston isn’t necessarily the most pleasant.  The weather is hot and [...]

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Would You Like Fries With That?

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Many people are familiar with the success story of McDonald’s but not too many are familiar with the story behind the story.
In 1930 two brothers Dick and Maurice moved to California from the east coast.  In 1937, they opened a small restaurant in Pasadena, CA.  What was unique about their restaurant?  It was a drive-in [...]

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The Dog That Could Run on Water!

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I recently read a story about 2 farmers.  One a positive farmer.  The other negative.
When it rained, the positive farmer would say, “Thank you, God, for watering our crops.”
The negative farmer would say, “Yeah, but if this rain keeps up, it’s going to rot the roots away, and we’re never going to have a harvest.”
When [...]

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A Fighter Pilot and a Chicago Mobster

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Butch O’Hare is a war hero after whom Chicago’s O’Hare airport is named.
He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington during World War II.
One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. Shortly after taking off, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that the ground crew had forgotten to [...]

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Ready, Fire, Aim!

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In my successful career as an Internet and Network Marketer, there are several traps I see aspiring entrepreneurs fall into that hold them back from the success they so desperately desire.
One of those traps is mistakenly thinking that they have to know everything before they take any action.  People feel that they have to understand [...]

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