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June 17, 2018

Have You Activated Your Prey Drive?

There is an interesting term that dog trainers use called prey drive. By definition prey drive is the instinctive inclination of a carnivore to find, pursue and capture prey. The term is chiefly used to describe and analyze habits in dog training. Is it just in dogs or can humans have the same prey drive? Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

June 3, 2018

You Can’t Have That!

As a child we are all familiar with the phrase you can’t have that! Actually in a lot of cases this is true. How can you have more of something or something new if you are not grateful for what you have? Maybe you want a new car, but you aren’t grateful for your current Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

May 13, 2018

Can You Make a Pearl?

I was reading a very interesting article about how an oyster makes a pearl. Their process reminded me of our business journey and our abilities to overcome adversities to create a rare pearl or to succumb to our circumstances and either fail and live a life of misery and hurt. In other words, not Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

April 22, 2018

Who Has Time to Blog?

A question I get from business owners and insurance agents a lot is who has time to blog? My answer is me and you. We all have the same exact 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Entrepreneurs that write weekly blogs do it because it is an important marketing strategy. Blogging builds an Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

April 15, 2018

How Do You Make Decisions?

I went to a networking event this week in Nashville and listened to a great keynote speaker, John Thalheimer. He spoke about our decision making processes. This was a great speech that really made me think. According to John’s research we, as Americans, make somewhere between 500 and 36,000 decisions per day. That is a Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

December 10, 2017

Top 5 Blogs 2017

As I write blog number 279, I have to reflect on the discipline it takes to write a weekly blog. I started writing blogs in February of 2012 almost every week. It has now became my annual tradition of reporting the year’s most read blogs according to Google Analytics. I do receive interesting feedback Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

November 26, 2017

You Must Figure It Out

No matter the problem or issue in your business or life for that matter, there are no excuses on the road to success. No matter how big the hurdle or wall in your way, there is always a way over or around. You have to figure it out. I believe God gave us all the Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

November 19, 2017

4 Types of Agents Training

I have been training new and seasoned agents for over 2 decades now. I can tell by how the agent shows up for trainings, how successful they will be with our agency. We have all seen the different ways that agents approach training meetings especially those meetings that are held weekly. Whether you are Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

November 12, 2017

Did You Miss the Opportunity?

The expression hind sight is 20/20 is very familiar to all of us. This old expression was stated for those that miss an opportunity out of fear or just not paying attention. We have all seen opportunities that seemed like a scam, scheme, impossible or just plain dumb, that went on to become something amazing. Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

October 29, 2017

Is Your Brain Tricking You?

I was in another training class this week and found this exercise very interesting. Our brain really does play tricks on us. We all have a blind spot when it comes to seeing certain things. No matter how hard we focus and pay attention to the details, we still miss things. Is your brain tricking Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

October 22, 2017

Time Behavior Equals Great Life

I was in a training class this week about time management. But really we cannot truly manage time, but only our own behavior with time or time behavior. The trainers referenced the late great Stephen Covey’s model of “Four Quadrants” of time management. This old video with Dr. Covey and a busy professional lady Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

October 15, 2017

Are You The James Bond of Sales?

For those of you that are millennials or younger, James Bond, aka 007, was a famous fictional character by Ian Fleming, based loosely on his life during World War II as a British naval intelligence officer. Most of us that know the James Bond character, know him as the world’s greatest secret agent. Unfortunately, some Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

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Have You Activated Your Prey Drive?

You Can’t Have That!

Can You Make a Pearl?

Who Has Time to Blog?

How Do You Make Decisions?

Top 5 Blogs 2017

You Must Figure It Out

4 Types of Agents Training

Did You Miss the Opportunity?

Is Your Brain Tricking You?

Time Behavior Equals Great Life

Are You The James Bond of Sales?