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Almost 10 years ago now, I founded an organization with “giving” at it’s core. Rainmakers, a simple premise of building “teams” of small businesses to help each other grow through referrals, accountability, shared best practices etc. Or as we like to call it “building strategic relationships”. The first strategic relationship of the new world between […]

We have a Bulldog that loves to skateboard. She wasn’t exactly crazy about it though she started. Actually she was scared of the board. She wouldn’t come close to it, and she used to bark at it like she thought it was a threat to her. The process of training an animal is all about […]

Over the last few weeks I have found myself getting to those moments where you start to doubt your plan.  The goals you put forth and wrote down, the vision you illustrated and communicated with others.  We as leaders, as rainmakers, as entrepreneur’s and sales people face the teeter totter effect of dealing with the outside […]

Not ok is the sign of being ok with yourself! I know that sounds weird, but it hit me today talking to a friend of mine over lunch. I realized how much this guy shared about “how un ok he was”. He was and always has been at least as long as I knew him […]

The one that seems to live their life on stage or to be in the lights. They work so hard to make sure everybody is paying attention that they really don’t think about what kind of attention they are generating. They seem to be the one who’s life always seems to have some kind of tragedy […]

Did you know that you can grow your sales right now?  Maybe even double them with in 90 days, care to take the challenge. Here is how: Build yourself esteem for the next 90 days. Go to work on building yourself up. Here are the things you need to do every day for the next 90 days: Use […]

Let me tell you the most important thing you will hear today. Ready? You are bigger than you would care to admit. Seriously. You think your spouse, economy, boss, ex-spouse, ex-wife, job, employees, business partner or clients and customers are holding you down or making you feel small. But guess what?  You are bigger; you are bigger just by […]

Dear friends, I have a friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago at the age of 27. She is now 38. She was blessed to go 5 years without the cancer returning (she would get a cancer ribbon tattoo for each year she was clear as a reminder of how blessed she […]

No serious it is. I mean think about it, one characteristic about people that are successful that stands out more than anything is their general attitude towards life. . . and you most always end at their attitude. In short, we all show up either as a victim or a victor. As a taker or a […]

I hope this e-mail finds you abundant.  Did you know that you are a hero? If you face your fears and do things even when you are in fear of the result, outcome or process, you have courage.  The trick about having even a little courage is it is like a muscle and when you flex […]