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Larry’s Christmas Message and Challenge

Larry’s Christmas Message and Challenge [su_youtube_advanced url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeNQo1CeK3A” rel=”no” theme=”dark”][youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeNQo1CeK3A” width=”570″ height=”350″ fs=”1″ hd=”1″ rel=”0″ showsearch=”0″][/su_youtube_advanced] Larry Winget talks to you about the meaning of Christmas and challenges you to do something to help those in need. Order Larry’s Latest Book! We’ve become a society of weenies. Think about it: we get bad service, for…

Coffee Is For Closers

By: Eric Chester While Some Rules are Changing, ‘Coffee is for Closers’ is One that Won’t. The phrase “Coffee is for Closers” resonates with anyone who’s seen the classic film, Glengarry Glen Ross. This 1992 movie stars six Hollywood A-list leading men as salesman who work for an unethical real estate outfit. The actors portray fast-talking…

14 Things to Remember about Life

14 Things to Remember About Life By: Mark Sanborn 1. Free lunches are paid for with real money. Things like food have costs associated with them. Even if you don’t pay for your lunch, somebody else does. When there are more people eating free lunches than funding them, the free lunches stop. 2. When you…

What REALLY Matters Most?

What REALLY Matters Most? By: Joe Calloway I’ve been trying to think of something to write for Larry’s blog.  That’s no easy task, as Larry sets the bar pretty high and won’t waste the space on something trivial.  Driving home from the airport this afternoon, I turned the radio on and happened to listen to…

How Washington Confuses Bravado with Leadership & Growing a Pair

I rarely allow a guest blog. It takes a special person with a true understanding of my point of view for me to consider it. Randy Pennington is one of these people. Randy is one of my best friends. He is also one of the best writers I know about business, leadership and change. His…

What We Have Lost

I am a people watcher. Since I spend a lot of time in airports and hotels and at big meetings around the country and internationally, it gives me something to do to pass the time. I don’t always see things that make me particularly happy with the direction our society and country are going. I…

It’s time for politicians to Grow A Pair

We have all been playing a board game when one of the players got mad because the game wasn’t going their way and flipped the board over in anger throwing the pieces everywhere are ruining the game for everyone. Usually the culprit is a spoiled child who hasn’t been taught to lose with dignity or…

Nucky’s Nephew Learns A Lesson

I am a fan of HBO’s  “Boardwalk Empire.” On a recent episode I watched a scene with Nucky Thompson’s nephew having a conversation with his father, Nucky’s brother. The kid had been away at college and came home for the weekend. He is all down in the dumps and his father asks what the problem…

Hey Boss, Who is Really Running Your Business?

Hey Boss, who is really running your business? Grow a pair and find out! Let’s start with a few questions: Do you have employees who habitually come in late? Do any of your employees take longer lunch hours and breaks than they are supposed to? Do any of your folks call in sick when they…

My two hours inside Perryville Prison

Last night I spoke to 125 incarcerated women at Perryville Prison in Goodyear, AZ.   I was asked to do so by Sue Ellen Allen with the organization, Gina’s Team.  Sue Ellen, a convicted felon who spent time at Perryville herself, has made it her life’s work to help these women.  Six times a year she…