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 | Aug 16, 2010 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
The author’s subtitle to his book is "A Surprising Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way" and his stated goal is to help you enjoy yourself more each day. The premise is that we all have a "vile, vicious, villainous, insufferably bully...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jul 17, 2010 | Book Summaries, Organizational Excellence
The author’s subtitle to her book is "How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love", and she addresses topics such as visioning, driving change, upping enthusiasm, and eliminating gossip. Emmerich’s premise is that there are actually...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jun 29, 2010 | Personal Improvement
STRIVING. PERFORMING. ACHIEVING. Those three words say a lot. When you STRIVE, you work hard and exert yourself, often against the tide of conventional opinion, competition, and your own complacency, doubts and fears. When you PERFORM, you are using your skills and...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 7, 2010 | Book Summaries, Sales / Growth
This book has been on my reading list for awhile. Then, its recent endorsement by commercial real estate broker-extraordinaire Peter Pessetto prompted me to act. "Mr. Shmooze" is the story of a man who lives his life and performs as a salesperson with the...
