by Bill Marsh Jr | Aug 29, 2023 | Personal Branding, Personal Health, Self-Development
A few years ago, a friend sent me a daily devotional featuring an excerpt from a book called “The Circle Maker” by pastor Mark Batterson. He makes an insightful observation about aging that stopped me in my tracks. “Neuroimaging has shown that as we age,...
by Bill Marsh Jr | Jul 19, 2023 | Personal Branding, Personal Health, Self-Development
My first big opportunity in the auto business came in the summer of 1986 when my father, determined to avoid the nepotism so prevalent in family-owned businesses, purchased a tiny Ford dealership in Honor, Michigan, and commissioned my brother and me to run it by...
by Bill Marsh Jr | May 3, 2023 | Leadership, Personal Branding, Self-Development
I’m always looking for new customer service training ideas. Whenever I’m out in the marketplace–in restaurants, retail stores, community events, etc.–I’ve got my radar on for real-life examples (both good and bad) that I can use for future sessions. One of the simple...
by Bill Marsh Jr | Apr 5, 2023 | Leadership, Self-Development
Charisma may be useful in attracting a following, but it is largely useless when it comes to achieving a long term positive impact on the people and organizations we lead. For this, we need character. Effective leadership is an inside-out job. The older I get, the...
by Bill Marsh Jr | Mar 7, 2023 | Personal Health, Self-Development
“If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you. But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you. “– Zig Ziglar This May will mark the 10th anniversary of my blog, “Making You Matter.” Thank you for a decade...
by Bill Marsh Jr | Feb 7, 2023 | Self-Development
In a recent post, I shared how time management consistently shows up on Americans’ list of priorities when they launch into a new year. Considering the over 35,000 book titles on the topic, many of which deliver the same rinse-and-repeat advice on managing to-do...
