Monthly Archives: September 2013

It’s 100% Jingle ‘Til It’s Time to Jangle

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Life lessons from Chubby (my dad) and other smart folks I’ve met on the road.

leadership

 

My dad, Chubby, started with nothing. No money.
No education. No open doors. Not even a dad (his dad died when he was just three).

Yet starting from scratch, he built one of the largest real estate firms, lending institutions and land development firms in Ohio. How? In addition to learning his businesses better than anyone, and working hard, Dad developed 11 Leadership Rules. Today we talk about one.
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The World is a Sea of Oatmeal – Don’t Drown in the Mush

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Life lessons from Chubby (my dad) and other smart folks I’ve met on the road.

life is a sea of oatmeal

 

My dad, Chubby, was the most focused,
purpose-driven person I ever knew.

He cautioned me often about how easy it would be to fritter away my life.

Chubby’s focus reminds me of people like Joel Osteen. When Osteen was getting started, he devoted 10 hours a day, five days a week, to one singular purpose — writing and rehearsing his 50-minute Sunday sermon each week.
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