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Ready to Quit?

Perseverance, another one of our company values, is sometimes the hardest to keep, but it is often the most rewarding. Countless stories have been told through the ages about people facing formidable odds who persevered and emerged stronger on the other side. Many cancer patients live to tell their story years later about their struggles in dealing with radiation, chemo therapy, surgery, hospital stays, and many other elements of their battle with cancer. Twenty five years ago I was ... Read more...
Steve Graves, Monday, May 2, 2011

Have You Practiced Today?

"There's no TV until you've . . . " practiced the trombone, fed the calves, done your homework, or a slew of other tasks I was responsible for growing up. Mom was no taskmaster, but rather a persistent and gentle coach reminding me what I needed to do. Most professional golfers have coaches for their swing, fitness, and mental game coach to achieve and maintain their edge. That's a lot of "moms". Most of us admit we spend little or no time practicing. We gladly take a morning or afternoon ... Read more...
Steve Graves, Friday, April 29, 2011

Saving for a Rainy Day?

Changing our spending habits is hard and takes a good deal of commitment and discipline.  In fact, to demonstrate how hard it can be, it is believed that if the 90% of the world’s wealth that currently belongs to just 10% of the population were to be redistributed, it would take only seven years before it was back in the hands of the 10% again. Of course, for most of us, the tendency is either to spend what we earn or to spend more than we earn, neither of which provides much opportunity to ... Read more...
Steve Graves, Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Truth or Consequences?

Lying without getting caught is hard work. Growing up, too often I found myself caught up in my own stories. One little stretching of the truth led to two. Two embellishments led to four, and so on. After telling the story several times and watching it grow, I realized that I had created a “house of cards”.    Remember the chaos Robin Williams created in the role “Mrs. Doubtfire” trying to live out two lies and dealing with the consequences? Changing into and out of an English nanny outfit ... Read more...
Steve Graves, Monday, April 25, 2011

Trust and Obey?

Press the accelerator and your car goes faster. Well, most of the time. Pick up the phone set (remember those) and you'll hear a dial tone. Always. Take a proper golf swing and your ball will obey perfectly every time.  Not sometimes. Every time.  Someone once said, "The ball doesn't lie." In other words, where the ball currently lies ("lucky bounces" aside) is a direct result of the ball's flight as a result of the previous golf swing. Ever wonder how people could build a career, a life, a ... Read more...
Steve Graves, Friday, April 22, 2011

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