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A man there was and they called him mad, the more he gave, the more he had. -John Bunyan To a logical thinker like me, I read that and “Yeah Riiiiiiight.” But the other side of my brain sees that it is absolutely true. A very wise man Bill Ferguson, once taught me “If you…

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. – Christian D. Larson Belief in oneself….and knowing oneself.  Different sides of the same coin.  Actually I believed in myself long before I knew I would be a success. Mostly it was just believing in…

To be a great man, it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities Francois La Rochefoucauld Last blog I ended with the statement ‘just making the most of every opportunity.’ and I thought I would take up the statement of opportunities in this blog.  I am latching onto each and every opportunity like a…

Work is man’s best friend – Lila West, Rock Hill, N.C. Life is a long line of opportunities. Wealth is not about making money, but in making the man while he is making money.  Production, not destruction, leads to success – John Wicker Yeah, I know, I am a slug for not keeping up with…

“You better be dancing when the spotlight hits you” Richard Jan Hill 2012 Nothing could be truer.  I was thinking about that earlier, about it taking 25 years to have any success and thirty to get some acknowledgement on our efforts.  I thank Rich for teaching this little lesson; it has made it more fun…

It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity Arthur H. Vandenburg Opportunity….We all need it and we all need to recognize it.  A couple of weeks ago I led with the line ‘we need to recognize the opportunity in every difficulty instead of the difficulty in every opportunity’.  Some will…

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshiped. Calvin Coolidge Well, another milestone is upon us.  We just birthed the Permian Basin Division (PBD).  We expect some great things out there.  Not just revenues but personal growth of people.  Good people, people learning how to think through problems, making…

If we are to achieve a victorious standard of living today we must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity. Good Morning All: As I sit at my computer and start putting out this blog (which is about a week late), I…

Adversity has made many a man great Who had he remained prosperous would only have been rich – Maurice Switzer Ever wondered where greatness comes from? Is it something from within, or is it the adulation of the masses, or is it the quiet confirmation of a loved one? Or must it be a combination…

It has been a couple of weeks since I beat on the keyboard and a number of things have happened and a few more are just a few more steps away before being completed. First off, Jerry Santos and I met with Antonio Medina down at Halliburton in Laredo to go over the final designs…