Afraid to Win? Walter, Ronald and the Missed Fortune

It’s easy now to point fingers at someone like my grandfather who passed up what we now know is a sure thing. My grandfather knew what he wanted. He worked hard. But he didn’t understand the power of mindset. He didn’t know how to change his paradigm. There were no “life coaches” in 1964. He didn’t understand how it affected his decision making and perspective. It cost him a great deal.

Years ago when cassette tapes were hot technology, I was listening to a training by Art Jonak and Big Al Tom Schreiter, and I remember them saying, “Don’t worry if someone is sleeping in your business. One day they will wake up, and when they do, you want them to wake up in your organization!”