by Michael Roby | Sep 24, 2018 | Business Planning, Inspirational
It’s been a long hike. You’ve been in a boulderfield for hours. No trail, just rock, and the incline is steep. Above 12,000 feet the air is thin, and you are tired, but you think you see the summit. A cairn up ahead marks what appears to be the summit. But as you get closer, […]
Read More by Michael Roby | Jul 31, 2018 | Inspirational, Leadership
People have come to believe that good intentions are solutions to problems…and they are not. The world needs more people who commit to getting things done and fewer people who are content to try. Yoda, a character and a legendary Jedi Master in the Star Wars movies, was stronger than most in his connection with the […]
Read More by Michael Roby | Jul 26, 2018 | Client Experience, Practice Management
Recently I heard Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM speak at a broker-dealer conference. Siegel is president of The Siegel Group, which provides consulting services to attorneys, accountants, business owners, family offices, and financial planners. Based in Morristown, New Jersey, the Group provides services throughout the United States. His topic: The 2017 Tax Reform & Tax […]
Read More by Michael Roby | Jul 24, 2018 | Business Planning, Sales & Selling
NFL training camps In a month, and the season doesn’t start until September 6th. And these are professionals! They know how to play the the game, but they prepare for the season all year long, and it gets serious NOW. Likewise, you begin your third trimester of 2018. The time to prepare for a big […]
Read More by Michael Roby | Apr 12, 2018 | Principled Choice, Uncategorized
It is difficult, if not impossible, to understand circumstances, feelings, and perspectives of life as seen through the eyes of another person. Experience is a great teacher, but you take the test before you are given the lesson. However, we accelerate our learning and our perspective when we learn from the experiences of others.
Read More by Michael Roby | Apr 10, 2018 | Inspirational
Imagine doing something you love more than anything. Imagine the feeling of exhilaration. Maybe it’s looking down from a mountaintop. Possibly crossing a body of water with a full sail and no land in sight. Maybe in a boat on a Canadian Lake;1,000,000 acres and 14,000 islands, and you are totally alone.
Read More by Michael Roby | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Read More by Michael Roby | Jan 10, 2018 | Sales & Selling
Sales managers sometime hesitate to push their teams because…THEY DON’T WANT TO BE PUSHY! Sometimes salespeople do not need to be pushed, but many time we don’t have high enough expectations. People underachieve because we allow it or, worse yet, expect it. Read this if YOU are a sales manager who doesn’t want to set […]
Read More by Michael Roby | Nov 7, 2017 | Inspirational
Our survival instincts are not designed to advance beyond out physiological needs. It is only by being truly human we move to love, esteem, and self-actualization. Our DNA makes it hard to do the little things which would improve our lives and the lives of those around us. What is it that makes us more […]
Read More by Michael Roby | Oct 13, 2017 | Client Experience
Next week I travel to New Orleans to speak to an audience of CEO’s in a Vistage Group facilitated by Joe Liss, CPA. Joe has been a good friend and mentor for many years. Back to this audience. These people own their companies. CEO’s expect performance. They want good ideas and hate wasting time. They […]
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