We’ve written before in this blog about Arlin Sorenson, CEO of Heartland Technology Solution, and the Go-Giver-themed business retreat he held this summer on his farm in Harlan, Iowa. Arlin from Harlan hasn’t stopped there. Arlin operates a business peer-group organization called the Heartland Tech Groups (HTG), where owners of different companies in the same [...]
There are so many true go-givers in the world. In fact, while it may seem that our little story is about a few imaginary people named Joe, Rachel, Claire and Pindar, it’s not — it’s about real people. Like Eric, for example, and his manager. A friend in St. Louis named Patty Cook (another go-giver, [...]
In today’s day and time of government-caused financial crisis and media-caused panic, the basic fact still holds true; if you can find a way to add value to people’s lives you can make money. If you can find a way to add value to lots of people’s lives, you can make lots of money. Just [...]
As a marketer and Go-Giver, I constantly look at how businesses . . . well, do business. While some will say the purpose of business is to make a profit (and thus provide value), and others will say the purpose of business is to provide value (and thus make a profit), it still comes down [...]
Most religious and cultural traditions have sayings with regard to charity. And, they’re all terrific! One of my favorites has to do with the best type of charity being to help one help oneself to no longer need charity. I’ve always loved the quote, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a [...]
