Sage Lewis

Calm, Centered, Present-ness

Effort and Surrender. Of the two, Surrender is much more powerful. I’ve learned that in other days practicing Yoga.

I learned today, surrender means being in the present. Effort is living in the past and future.

Sam Walton Author: Sam Walton

How Wal-Mart is Destroying America and The World and W… Author: Bill Quinn

Sam Walton was the shrewd businessman behind the world’s largest retailer. After working his way through the University of Missouri as a newspaper delivery boy, he got a job in Des Moines, Iowa as a . . . → Read More: Wal-mart History

Ford Motor Company entered the business world on June 16, 1903, when Henry Ford and 11 business associates signed the company’s articles of incorporation. With $28,000 in cash…

As with most great enterprises, Ford Motor Company’s beginnings were modest. The company had anxious moments in its infancy. The earliest record of a shipment . . . → Read More: Ford Motor Company History

The 38-year-old founder, Frank Seiberling, purchased the company’s first plant with a $3,500 down payment – using money he borrowed from a brother-in-law. The rubber and cotton that were the lifeblood of the industry had to be transported from halfway around the world, to a landlocked town that had only limited rail transportation. . . . → Read More: Goodyear Corporate History

In September 1970, Paul Orfalea, just out of college, borrowed enough money to open his first photocopy shop in Isla Vista, the campus community of the University of California at Santa Barbara. Instead of calling it “Paul’s Copies,” he called it “Kinko’s” after the nickname given to him by his college buddies because . . . → Read More: Kinko’s History

In 1965, Yale University undergraduate Frederick W. Smith wrote a term paper about the passenger route systems used by most airfreight shippers, which he viewed as economically inadequate.

Federal Express was so-named due to the patriotic meaning associated with the word “Federal,” which suggested an interest in nationwide economic activity. At that time, . . . → Read More: FedEx History

As a small business owner, I’m often curious how other companies began. When you think of a big company that’s been around for a very long time, it’s hard to imagine them as small. But they all were. And often it took a long time for the company to become a success. I thought . . . → Read More: John Deere History

FranklinCovey > Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities

I recently listened to this seminar. It was surprisingly helpful. The topic is basically time management. But the interesting angle of this seminar compared to other time management courses I’ve taken is that they have you understand what is really important to you first and then build . . . → Read More: FranklinCovey > Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities

FranklinCovey > Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities

I recently listened to this seminar. It was surprisingly helpful. The topic is basically time management. But the interesting angle of this seminar compared to other time management courses I’ve taken is that they have you understand what is really important to you first and then build . . . → Read More: FranklinCovey > Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities