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 …
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 …
Boy Scouts of America—Producing Leaders
“On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to obey the scout law, to help other people at all times, and to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” This is the Boy Scout oath. Weekly scout meetings are the only place in this …
From 200 mph to 20 mph in Thirty Seconds
The Intrinsic Value of the Homemaker I dedicated my book Going In Cold to my wife, June. The dedication reads: “For my lovely wife, June, who supported me and maintained our home while I went out every day to slay the dragon.” I cannot begin to impress upon you the importance of a stable home …
Luck is Where Preparation Meets Opportunity
While driving recently, I heard one of my favorite radio talk show hosts say something that I hadn’t heard in years, “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.” That statement unleashed in me a chain-reaction of thoughts. As a salesperson, so much of my life was in preparation for what ultimately became success in the sales …
Success Has No Limit
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn’t mind who gets the credit. This column is dedicated to entrepreneurs, business owners, and C-level management. If you think you single-handedly built your company, you are lying to yourself. You are lying to yourself because you did …
Seize The Moment
Are you burned out? This topic came to me a few weeks ago. At the time, I didn’t want to write about it but it reared its head again. So here it is. Burn-out affects all of us especially when we look at the fact that there is no down time in our lives… at …
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