Leadership Lessons from Major Dick Winters
Have you ever heard of Major Dick Winters? He seems to cross my mind every year as we go celebrate
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View allThe legend behind Royal Dornoch logo
đź‘‹Below is the tale behind the Royal Dornach logo. This was hands down my favorite course we played in Scotland.
Be present, accountable, and aware
Hey, friend.
The story of David vs. Goliath is well-known, but later in his life, the king messed up big
How to choose a golf coach
Golfers often ask me for recommendations on who they should take golf lessons from. However, the best coach for you
Calm Capital bought Wavve
If you subscribe to Notes from the Field,
[https://notesfromthefield.substack.com] you’ve heard about a recent unnamed
acquisition
Over communication
If you don’t tell the story, customers derive their own opinions and
conclusions.
And more often than not, they’
Criticism
I was criticized recently by someone whose opinion I could care less about.
The initial reaction I guard against when
NFTF
View all#152 The sunsetting one
NFTF #152 The sunsetting one0:00/1:001Ă—
Hello, friends.
This is the final edition of version three of the
#151 The Goonies’ lesson
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One of my favorite experiences as a parent is watching movies from my childhood with my kids. Equally,
#150 The revenue answer
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Growth solves (almost) every business problem. While maybe a little simplistic, it’s a saying I keep coming
#149 The season of
Hello, friends.
Summer is here. This week forecasts four or five days of “feels like” 100+ degrees Fahrenheit. Out of
#148 The mastery shortcut
Hello, friends.
The fastest path to mastery and empathy is teaching.
When you’re gaining knowledge and skills, the road
#147 The loyal customer
Hello, friends.
What is customer loyalty?
The simplest definition might be it’s defined as customers who purchase from you
#146 The outcome myth
Being in contention gives you a higher likelihood of a favorable outcome. Revising and proofing your sales copy before you hit send, gets you into contention. Empowering and serving your team, gets you into contention. Not giving up worthwhile pursuits, gets you into contention.
Catching Up
View allDo this
Hello, friends.
Last month, Sandhills Highlanders Golf started its second season. It’s impressive how much our team has expanded—
Level Up
Hey, friend.
Feels like I’ve been on the go a decent amount since the holidays. Marty and I took
A call to margin
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After several months of strategic planning prep, leadership retreats, and board meetings, Marty and I thought we’d
Throw away the eggshells
Hey, friend.
Eggshells come back quickly. Just a few high-volume miscommunications, misunderstood tones, or a brief blame game about who
Doug Flambé
Hey, friend.
A week ago, my brother visited us from Wilmington. He’s over a decade older than me. The
Supportive not vicarious
Hey, friend.
I’m back from summer break. Look forward to catching up more soon. How are you? What’s
Collective contribution
Hello, friend.
Recently, I finished my first year of coaching the Sandhills Highlanders Golf team. All the boys were class
Essays
View allMargin
I have the good pleasure of meeting with many business leaders, owners, and creators, including the wonderful people who work
Three failure diseases
Success leaves clues. So does failure.
It is amazing to me how many folks I meet believe success is luck
Build a long-term business with WKRP
Long-term success in any business endeavor or otherwise requires a good
foundation.
We can talk strategy, operations and marketing tactics
The art of repositioning
Few things in the world of marketing are tougher to concept and execute than repositioning a brand or product. Well-intentioned
The story arc of ideas
Depending on who you ask, ideas tend to range in value of being worth zilch to
being worth billions. Some
High-touch marketing: earning trust in a high-tech world
It’s no mystery we live in a high-tech age. Technology continues to reinvent
itself.
> It’s not a
3-step marketing field guide
The goal of any field guide is to lead you in a desired direction. In the late
1800’s the
Memoirs
View allI Blame Tiger Woods
Most golfers didn’t work out with weights when I was young. I grew up admiring a generation of world-class
What Happens at Golf Camp
đź’ˇLast year, I was fortunate to have an essay published in The Golfer's Journal #20. If you love
Worth it
The radiant heat from the black asphalt cooked my sneakers medium-well done. I stood in line with my friends, surrounded
Sole to soul
Are you ready to be someone's sole-mate?
An evening with Makoto Fujimura
Last week I went to New York City for 99U Conference. While there, I had the
opportunity to attend a
The barnacles of life
Growing up in a coastal town affords one a multitude of interesting environments. I compare it to all the stories
Surfing lessons
My brother yelled, “Go! Go! Go!”
I thrashed my arms. Paddling at full speed, I found the wave’s momentum.