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March Madness: Reminding Underdogs to Win Their Way

My bracket stinks! My friends say that I’m the consummate “homer,” having most Wisconsin teams and Big Ten conference competitors going deep into the tournament. I still hold out hope for a few of my picks … for now. How are your brackets holding up? I’m amazed, again, seeing the number of underdogs that surprise […]

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Find your ‘Don’t Say Can’t’

We’re used to businesses that have vision or mission statements, but what about a personal mission statement? Or a family mission statement? That’s what Regan Fackrell and his family make every year. “Fackrells don’t say can’t!” It’s the family theme for 2014, a tradition Regan (who is a sales director at my company) and his […]

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Be a big fish in a little pond of your own making

At an industry meeting a few years ago, my company was compared to our competitors. It was not a flattering comparison. I believe the term used was “runt of the big guys.” Let’s just say I wasn’t too thrilled to hear my company – which has been around more than 85 years – described in […]

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