by Ron Hequet | Jan 23, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Customer Satisfaction, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Small Business
One of my favorite movies is the inspirational story of Rudy Ruettiger. Rudy, a 5’ 6″ dyslexic young man with only marginal grades, wanted to play football for Notre Dame. You know the story. He eventually attained enrollment at Norte Dame, but could only...
by Ron Hequet | Jan 16, 2018 | Career Development, Job, Leadership, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
Finding that right job may seem like a daunting task. The number of applicants for a single job opening is on the rise, and having a college degree no longer seems to guarantee a competitive edge, even for entry-level positions. However, you can gain an advantage over...
by Ron Hequet | Dec 26, 2017 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Leadership, Personal Development, Small Business
When my son started in competitive golf at 8 years old, I was vigilant in teaching him the importance of tracking results. Not just the per hole score, but recording the shot results that made up that score. He tracked the location of missed and made fairway drives,...
by Ron Hequet | Dec 19, 2017 | Business and Career Development, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Self-Achievement
When you make a purposeful decision to control your mind and actions, you develop the character to achieve the positive. Do it Now! No, it’s not a version of the Nike tag. Businessman, W. Clement Stone first said it. He and Napoleon Hill discovered one of the most...
by Ron Hequet | Dec 5, 2017 | Business and Career Development, Leadership, Personal Development, Self-Achievement, Small Business
When hard economic times arise for a company, how should a good leader act? Without affecting core strategy, a good leader should effectively adjust business plans to accommodate current difficulties and future scenarios. If you intend to make your marketing and...
by Ron Hequet | Nov 7, 2017 | Business Development, Career Development, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement, Small Business
Failure should be viewed as a step to achievement. Just before I started my first company, my father used to tell me, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not doing anything.” Over the years, I took my mistakes and failures personally – as some sort of deficiency,...