Over coffee this morning Sophie and I talked about an old friend of ours who is exceptionally talented, but lazy.
He achieves, but is not as consistent and focused as he could be.
Sophie said with a big sigh…”he could be so great….”
Sophie is the most reliable and hyper dynamic person that I know. I am [...]
Scott Ragsdale
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| “man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress” Ayn Rand |
Apr
30
“he could be so great…”
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Apr
28
a great story from St Tropez…
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I took my two daughters to St Tropez for the weekend. We stayed about a 5 minute drive from the village at a wine vineyard that has been turned into a cool hotel.
Normally, I do not like going to St. Tropez because it is very small and in the summer there are thousands [...]
Apr
27
ode to Joe Ragsdale…
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My father dropped out of college his freshman year when he and my mother got married. He started as an insurance sales man when he was 23 years old.
Within a year or so of learning how to sell Insurance, he became the number one sales person in the company he worked for ? [...]
Apr
24
something to think about…
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I thought about this entry today around 3:45am as I was drinking my coffee and reading the new york times online.
We are hammered every single day by companies selling us short cuts….
“lose weight without dieting…”
“get in shape without exercising…”
“learn french the fast and easy way…”
“lose weight while you sleep..”
The above [...]
Apr
21
ode to loyalty…
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naseba would not exist today if it were not for Fabien Faure’s focused, passionate -loyal belief in the company from day one.
I have known Fabien Faure for just about 9 years …
Over the past 9 years, Fabien [...]
Apr
17
just f…ing sell…
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This month LP (Robin Titus) has one deal that paid, the deal is so big that the commission is 25,000 euros …. plus his basic, other commissions and override…he should earn close to 40,000 euros this month.
Last month he made a bit more than 19,000 euros.
LP is 22 years old.
The guy never tells me or [...]
Apr
15
swimming in the Dead Sea
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“Although I posted this in 2007, the theme is similar to yesterdays post and something I feel very strongly about: don’t believe the crap you see on CNN.
The focus of this blog is to challenge the reader (as well as myself) to make our lives happen…”
I love the middle east and have some great [...]
Apr
13
beirut and my south lebanon adventure…
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This blog is about a trip that I took this weekend. The 80th country I have visited. With this entry, I hope to inspire the readers to travel and experience the world - as well as remind us not to judge people or issues by what you see on [...]
Apr
10
ode to the greener grass…
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“Disloyalty” and “people searching for something better,” (greener grass) are two seperate things.
As far as green grass is concerned ?. I am no one to talk about “greener grass” ? I worked for someone else and ended up starting my own company that competes directly against my previous employer…
Although, I do not consider [...]
Apr
6
ode to Marcus Evans III….
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A theme that is very important to me; a theme that I hammer at least once a month since I launched this blog:
“no matter how good you might be at your job, no matter what that job may be, do not fall into the trap of thinking you are more important than you really are.”
In [...]
