It’s true in business and it’s true in life. Never give up! That’s the message Chuck Piola drives home every time he speaks. Most recently, Chuck addressed Undergraduate and Graduate students at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. His message of persistence resonated with his audience. Not only did Chuck motivate and inspire the group, …
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We Can’t Spend Our Way into Prosperity
Imagine a society with no income tax. I’ve been ruminating this and gathering data for a while, and then BINGO, there it was—an analysis of the current state of our economy laid out in a May 26, 2010 USA Today article by Dennis Cauchon, “Private Pay Shrinks to Historic Low as Gov’t Payouts Rise.” The …
There’s Always Room for You
I can’t tell you how many times the incompetence with which a company operated caused me to consider setting up shop as their competitor. Once I actually came close to doing this. A company I was trying to do business with got me so angry that I seriously considered a piece of real estate right …
Redefining Hope
Sales of booze are on the rise across the US this year. The state of Ohio recorded record levels of liquor sales in fiscal 2010. Iowa reported an upward trend in liquor sales this year. And Business Wire noted positive trends in the sale of alcoholic beverages at bars and restaurants. This should come as …
The Trap of Pride
Pride is a major concern, a major issue in trying to live a stable life. It unnerves me. The pitfalls of pride can be seen everywhere and they touch everybody at some point in their professional and personal lives. This is nothing new. As one of the seven deadly sins, pride and its consequences have …
Ben Franklin’s Prophesy Fulfilled
A two thousand page health care bill passed through the US Congress without thorough examination. Nancy Pelosi publicly stated that in order for us (read: congress and the public) to know what’s in the bill, it first had to be passed. What is she smoking? Does she believe the American public is naïve? A 2300-page …
You Can’t Legislate Morality
The immorality of the feeding frenzy against American businesses is tragic. Politicians say they care about American business, yet they constantly demonize it, saddling it with regulations, increased taxes, complicated accounting regulations and ever-changing tax codes, and they make no effort toward tort reform. They are killing American business and it’s immoral. My grandfather came …
Can Anything be Easy?
The cover photo on the Chester County Antique Car Club’s March newsletter caught my eye when I was sifting through some mail that was piled on my desk. For days I had been trying to come up with a relevant topic for this column but I had been easily distracted. While studying the ‘27 Austin …
Storytelling & Selling
One of the greatest ways to sell, one of the greatest techniques, is your ability to tell a story. Everyone loves a good story that they can relate to. The story has to be told with feeling, enthusiasm, and good power words, so it has impact on the person on the receiving end. Great salesmen …
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