Monthly Archives: June 2022

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How To Win Customers

In 1996 the world experienced the 100th Summer Olympics. The venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics should have easily gone to Athens.

Why?

Because Athens was home to the inaugural edition of the modern Olympics. It would have made sense for the Olympics to happen there.

Yet, the 1996 Summer Olympics happened far from Athens. These Olympic Games happened in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Photo by Jed Villejo on Unsplash

How did this happen? Atlanta, The International Olympic Committee chose Georgia to be home for the 1996 Olympic Games because of a plan of action by Billy Payne.

His plan worked then. You can use it to win your customers.

How To Win Customers

While tragedy struck the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta due to the bombing, Richard Jewell accusations, and more, the process for getting the Olympics to Atlanta was solid.

In the book, The Suspect, Kent Alexander lays out what happened.  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jurassic World: Dominion

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

The Jurassic World trilogy has ended with the latest entry: Jurrasic World: Dominion. The last film in the series had an interesting premise. We got to see what the world would look like if the genetically brought back dinosaurs lived with humans.

The world looked similar but oh so different.

Sadly, this fantastic premise didn’t carry over to a movie that entertained me. I’m not sure if it will entertain you or yours.

T-Rex attacking moviegoers at a drive-in theater

But one thing is for sure.

You’ll be able to watch Jurassic World: Dominion and walk away with plenty of leadership lessons. Let’s take a look at those leadership lessons in today’s Reel Leadership article.

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20 Inspirational Quotes about Leadership and Inspiration

I love looking through powerful and inspiring quotes. They help me to recenter my thought-life. They also help me get the get-up-and-go that I need to when I’m down.

What about you? Do you love quotes?

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Then, you’re going to love this article.

Below, you will find 20 inspirational quotes and leadership and inspiration.

20 Inspirational Quotes About Leadership And Inspiration

1. “You become what you believe.” – Mahatma Gandhi
2. “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” – Proverbs 16:9
3. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~ Harriet Tubman
4. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life’s about creating yourself.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
5. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – They must be felt with the heart” – Helen Keller
6. “Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi
7. “I chose to follow my dreams and I did that to my full capacity. I accepted failure as a learning experience” – Steve Job
8. “Be joyful, even though you have considered all the facts. We cannot guarantee why things happen as they do, only that they relate to our life’s purpose” – Sarah Ban Breathnach
9. “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light” – Victor Frankl
10. “I have found that if you love what you are doing, you will never work a day in your life.” – Winston Churchill
11. “Life is a journey, not a destination” – Mark Twain
12. “Courage is the most important of all virtues because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently” – Plato
13. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
14. “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” – Mark Twain
15. “To keep one’s courage when the requirements of the moment are hardest, is the first secret of success.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher
16. “Courage is like love; the more you give, the more you have.” – Jean Cocteau
17. “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” – Mark Twain
18. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
19. “We must all go through suffering, but if you want the rainbow, you must put up with the rain.” – Helen Keller
20. “Life is 1% what happens to you and 99% how you react to it.” – William James

Two Bonus Quotes

“Life begins the moment you decide you are finished being a baby.” – Maya Angelou
“The only way to live your life is as if everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein
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Pay It Forward

After our Easter Sunday church service, I had the opportunity to talk to a young man I’ve had a few conversations with. I wanted to touch base with him because of something exciting that had happened to him.

His band, The American Hotel System, won the opportunity to open for Bon Jovi. Yes, THAT Bon Jovi.

Christian shared with me how his band received the opportunity to play with Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi started the Opening Act Contest because of something that happened to them when they were first starting out. Bands didn’t get to tour or radio play without a record deal in those days.

Bon Jovi began to talk to DJs around the country. Out of all of the DJs they approached, 8 DJs chose to play their record without them having a record deal.  Read more...

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What to do When You’re Thinking of Automating Your Business

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies.

If you’re like most business owners, you’re always on the lookout for ways to automate your business and make it more efficient. Automation can save you a lot of time and money and help you grow your business faster. This blog post will discuss the benefits of automation and how to decide if automation is right for your business. We will also provide a few tips on how to get started with automation. So if you’re thinking about automating your business, read on!

1) What are the benefits of automation?

Automation can save you a lot of time and money. It can help you grow your business faster by freeing up your time to focus on other areas of your business. Automation can also help you improve your customer service, communication, and overall efficiency. In many cases, it will even help you make sense of your business, such as by using Conexiom to better curate unstructured trade documents into something more tangible.  Read more...