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What will your ! stand for?

What will your ! stand for?

The – seemed so wrong, inadequate, misplaced. A summary of your life, chiseled into a headstone, represented by just a – separating the birth and death years. Then it dawned on me. There should be an ! Her impact was too great, too profound, too significant to be accounted for by a dash. She’s not alone. The same can be said about all of us. We don’t want to leave the world summarized by a dash. Time continues to pass since that day, but the insight I gained lives on. What we

My Company’s Promise.

My Company’s Promise.

Over the years, I watched too many companies close because their cost structure didn’t let them compete in the marketplace. So, we committed to no overhead or employees in our business, which served us well. One year we qualified for the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, and I bragged about achieving success with our business model. Today, I’m bringing on my first employee. Although I loved my business model, I love my customers more. My model was no longer

My Story

My Story

What’s my story? More importantly, what does my story have to do with your story? It’s all about making a positive impact through significance. This thing about significance came from incredible conversations I had with Debbie, my wife and business partner, in early 2016. We were at a transition point, both personally (both in our 60’s) and professionally (business celebrating 15 years). Our business was in a good place, which was a far cry from earlier years when we struggle

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