by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 19, 2011 | Motivation / Inspiration
I once worked with the co-owner of a family-owned business who was struggling to accomplish the marketing and sales objectives that we had set out together in a plan. After failing to complete many of the tasks we had outlined in our previous meetings, I asked him two...
by Kevin Brimhall | Feb 16, 2011 | Motivation / Inspiration
What is "sandbagging"? Sandbagging is a term most often used in the game of golf. In golf it refers to players who either miss shots on purpose or outright cheat by turning in a higher score than they actually shot. This affects the handicap number that is...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 2, 2011 | Motivation / Inspiration
Prior to the holidays I asked a friend of mine about his business. He told me that he’d had a pretty good year but felt frustrated. For the third year in a row, he had fallen short of his annual goals but felt complacent since he’s still doing okay...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 4, 2010 | Motivation / Inspiration
Ok, ready or not, I’d like to plant a tune and possibly even an image in your head: do you remember Cyndi Lauper’s hit "Girls Just Want to Have Fun!" from the early 1980s? The song is so upbeat and infectious that you can’t help but feel...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 18, 2010 | Motivation / Inspiration
A good friend was running late for an appointment last week as he jumped into his car and turned the key. The nice smooth sound of ignition he was so used to hearing was replaced by the horrible grinding sound of an engine not willing to turn over. He kept turning the...
by Kevin Brimhall | Feb 16, 2010 | Motivation / Inspiration
The year was 2006. In April, my father died of prostate cancer after a very tough struggle, and I was having difficulty dealing with him being gone. He was only 70 years old. A month earlier, in March, Mildred, my favorite great-aunt, had also passed away. She was...
