For those of you who are new around these parts, welcome. For the rest of you Elevators, you may be aware that my educational topics tend to fall into one of two camps… the doing, the motion, the physical action that will yield quantifiable results. Or the being, the leadership, the degree to which we
I’ve been sharing information with you on Wednesday mornings for years. And hopefully you find value within the words. Maybe it opens something for you, shifts your perspective, or even just reminds you of something you already know but could benefit from hearing again. Hopefully it lifts you and positions you to keep moving forward.
I’m sure that most of you know the classic tale of the Tortoise and the Hare. One of Aesop’s famous fables, it not only compares two different animals, but also two fundamentally different philosophies on how to approach life and business. As you may recall, the original version actually takes a position, and presents “slow
Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. And change is difficult. As you saw a few minutes ago, after 15 years of giving my ‘make more money moment’ in the middle of the meeting, I was on auto pilot and didn’t realize that the
When it comes to growing a business, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement — more customers, more revenue, more visibility. But sustainable growth doesn’t come from just hype or hustle alone. It comes from focusing on a few key elements that truly matter. First and foremost is clarity and specificity. You have
Updated April 30, 2025 Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. At e9digital, we’re hyper responsive to our clients requests, so for good or bad we’ve trained them to expect immediate responses even when it’s a low priority issue. This week, one of my
If you’ve been around a while, you’ve likely heard me give hundreds of these education moments. And they often fall into a few important categories. But in an effort to expand what I believe will support us as individuals and as a collective, I’ve been thinking about what else outside the box might help us
As my late Grandpa Henry liked to say, “Rich or poor it’s good to have money.” But I’ve got something this morning that might surprise you: money is not the most important asset in business. It is essential of course. It’s the oxygen that keeps the business alive — but it’s not the heart, the
For those who just celebrated Passover, I hope it was a happy one. And for those about to celebrate Easter, the same for you. May it be filled with the things that matter — among them… food, family (biological, chosen, or both!), tradition, and joy. Without getting into the religious aspects of these holidays, if
Updated April 16, 2025 Elevate is a million dollar per month, networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. As you know, one of my favorite analogies is to think of Elevate as a gold mine, and we’ve been learning how to mine that gold in the form