Columnists: Matteson
Mark's Meditation Process
There is an old expression, "Its not the son that will run the business into the ground, rather the grandson." Statistics demonstrate less than 10% of...
A Translucent Troubadours Soul
On a recent flight from Cincinnati to Seattle, I was sitting in first class enjoying the legroom after an extended speaking trip that included Mesa, Ariz.,...
Whats on Your White Board?
By Mark Matteson When Jeff Bezos was a college student at Princeton, he slept at the Math and Computer lab, literally. As a result he enjoyed a 4.3 GPA....
How Many Days Forward Could You Live If You Stopped Working Today?
That is a line from my newest book, Freedom From Fear FOREVER (www.ffffbook.com). It was a rock in my shoe for months until I did something about it!...
I Married UP
November 1979 was a turning point in my life. The Pittsburgh Pirates had won the World Series, We are Family was a huge hit. Disco was dying a quiet death....
Better Than Black-and-White TV
It was the Summer of Love. 1967. I was about 10 years old. We had a black-and-white 19-inch television with four channels to watch. (Five if your had...
A Unique Christmas Story
A Unique Christmas Story By Mark Matteson My name is Mikey. I am 11 years old. I was a year old when we got Anna. Dad surprised us Christmas morning....
Mexican or Italian, which would you prefer?'
I HAD BEEN in Dallas for four days conducting sales training seminars with a fine group of success- ful contractors. We covered all aspects of the sales...
Market To The Woman Of The House!
Market To The Woman Of The House! By Mark Matteson In the summer of 2004, my wife, Debbie, "told me" we were going to hear Michael Bubl, the 25-year-old...
The 'Pygmalion' manager
DID YOU EVER see "My Fair Lady?" It was much more than a musical. It captured 11 Academy Awards in 1962, including Best Picture. It features many fine...
Where Have All The Real Hats Gone?
In 1959, when I was 2 years old, almost every man wore a dress hat of some sort. Not a baseball cap but a real hat. A hat with a brim. A hat with style....
The Pygmalion Manager
Did you ever see "My Fair Lady?" It was much more than a musical. It captured 11 Academy Awards in 1962, including Best Picture. It features many fine...
Are your shoes too small?
BY MARK MATTESON "Are your shoes too small?" A number of years ago, my Dad and I were playing a game of cribbage. He was stealing points from me (his...
What I'm doing about 10 things that bug me
BY MARK MATTESON INDUSTRY CONSULTANT JIM ROHN WAS Tony Robbins' first personal development coach. He is a seasoned and impact-full motivational speaker...
Attitude affects your customer, your income
RECENTLY MY youngest son, Evan, said, "Dad, I need some new headphones, can we go to Fred Meyer?" Off we went to the Seattle retailer. While Evan was...
You Can Cut Down A Tree With A Hammer?
It's possible to cut down a tree with a claw hammer it takes about 30 days. If you trade in your hammer for a saw, a sharp saw, you get the job done in...
Amusing (but true) Stories
I am a huge proponent of reading, specifically great books. It has changed my life. Listen, I have a year of junior college under my belt, a solid year...
A Humungous Lesson
Perhaps the most difficult thing to sell in the HVAC business is a commercial service agreement in the Pacific Northwest. Other parts of the country have...
Mi Casa, Su Casa
Do you remember the movie "Field of Dreams"? "Shoeless" Joe Jackson whispers to Kevin Costner, "If you build it, they will come!" This father-and-son...
Are Those Guppies?
Untitled Document A number of years ago, as a consultant, I was asked by a contractor to help one of his salesmen. Lets call this fellow Jim. Jim was...
When all else fails, follow the instructions
IT WAS SEPT. 9, 1993. My wife said to me on a Sunday at 1 p. m.: "Honey, there is water coming out of the closet. Would you take a look at it?" I got...
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