There is no better success strategy than simply committing ourselves to be a person of the highest character. The ability to make and keep promises builds trust, and when people know they can trust us, they are more likely to do business with us. On...

Author August Turak talks about the importance of protecting your personal brand. Be willing to make promises and never make people ask. A trait of notoriously unreliable people is a refusal to make promises in the first place. Nothing builds trust...

Author August Turak encourages us to under commit and over deliver. Only make promises you know you can keep. The quickest way to lose love and respect is failing to keep our promises. August says if you are constantly in the habit of over-committing...

Author August Turak says keeping promises to yourself is synonymous with self-control. Self-control is essential to being a trustworthy person. And authenticity is critical to success.

Author August Turak reminds us to keep our promises, even trivial promises. Others will gauge your reliability on the big things from how you handle the little ones. August shares that the greatest executives are distinguished not by their skills but...

Today’s marketplace is crowded. Customers are being deluged with ads and requests for their time and attention. It’s easy for your business to get lost in the crowd. Today we share valuable advice from author Scott McKain based on his...

Author Scott McKain talks about the fourth cornerstone of distinction: having a customer experience focus. Distinctive organizations and individuals focus on the experience. What does it feel like to do business with you? Scott says ultimate customer...

Author Scott McKain talks about the third cornerstone of creating distinction: communication. Distinctive organizations and individuals communicate through the power of story. Scott reveals that every distinctive company has some story behind it that...

Scott McKain talks about the second cornerstone of creating distinction for our business: creativity. He reminds us that we don’t have to be creative from A to Z. If we’re creative at one specific point, it can totally revolutionize our...

Author Scott McKain discusses our modern competitive world, and what it takes to stand out and distinguish ourselves from others. On this episode, he talks about the first cornerstone of distinction: Clarity. Who are you? Who are you not? What do you...