This past year my wife Karen and I took a trip to Iceland to celebrate our 40thanniversary. We drove four-wheelers, ate overpriced chocolate, and truly had the time of our lives. Of course, when you travel to Iceland you have to take a dip in one the of infamous hot...
Rodney Dangerfield quit show business when he was 40 years old. He had been working at making a career out of standup comedy and joke writing from the time he made his first appearance at age 19. At age 15 he was writing and selling jokes to other comedians, but 25...
As contractors, each of us have the capability of doing free marketing. We are our own walking billboards. Whether you’re at a sports game or holiday party, anytime someone asks, “What do you do?” of course you always respond with great pride and intention that this...
I was on the witness stand being questioned by a $260,000 per year attorney! “Mr. Koop, how much do you think your time is worth?” Now this was back in 1998 and at the time I happened to know this particular attorney was billing his client $125 per hour. I was an...
We all know that sex sells. Whether you’re a man selling to a woman or a woman selling to a man, there is almost always an awareness of sexual attitudes. As a matter of interest, a study in the early 1960’s said, a man and a woman put together in a room typically...
