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LinkedIn | David Asarnow | Life is Precious. Time is Short

Life is precious, and time is short. We never know what tomorrow holds, so why wait to make an impact? After losing my mother-in-law last week, this truth hits harder than ever. We’re here to change lives, to make a difference. Let’s not waste the time we have on this beautiful earth—start today, and make every moment count. Digital Marketing Expert

Belief, commitment, and the wheelchair from Israel

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Do you remember your real first sale? You know, that  pivotal first sale  that ignited your passion for service through sales?  I remember mine like it was yesterday. It was the beginning of summer vacation and I had just arrived in Florida to visit my grandparents. Ever since I could remember, I would spend every summer break with my grandparents, and when I became old enough (4 years old), I would work right along side my grandfather in his business.  My grandfather  (who sought out to become an Entrepreneur at 50 years old)  built what at the time became the largest orthotics, prosthetics and durable medical equipment company in the southeast United States.    My grandfather had me cleaning wheelchairs, hospital beds, and filing. Everything everyone didn’t want to do, I did…Including cleaning the bathrooms. As I approached 12 years old, I started working with customers on the showroom floor. The summer I was 12, my grandfather told me that he wasn’t going to pay me an hourly wage  (...

You’re dealing with an Energy Vampire when…

I was attending an event recently and spotted a guy I had met a few months before at a previous event.  You know how it is…You seem to run into the same “usual suspects” at these gatherings… Anyway, when I went up to him he was just getting off a phone call. He looked stressed, but gave me a smile anyway as he reached out to shake my hand. I could tell instantly the weight of the world was on his shoulders, so I asked him “What's up?” He said, “Oh, just some ongoing drama with a team member we hired about a month ago. My team is having challenges with him. I'm having challenges with him. And I've just about had it.  He doesn't do what he says he's going to do…Especially when it comes to delivering what he promised. It’s always some new excuse  OR  he’s blaming someone else on the team.” I immediately sympathized with his situation, as I think we all would. We’ve all experienced this with someone in our life  (business or personal)  somewhere down the line… Often ref...