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I was thinking about my dear friend Bob Wojnar today. He was probably the first person (outside of the original Premier Store) to believe in me as a business person. Young business people need mentors like Bob

Important Lessons My Friend Bob Wojnar Taught Me - Excellence Takes Effort Important Lessons My Friend Bob Wojnar Taught Me

"If ok is ok with you, I'm not your guy" - Ed DeCosta

Very pleased to have been elected to be a Deputy Member of DeMolay International Supreme Council

Have you ever pushed too hard and regretted it?

Slowing Down can be an Investment - Excellence Takes Effort I am learning to rest - take it easy, prioritize the important (my leg) and quit pushing through. Feeling good is not permission to work until it starts to hurt, feeling good is reason to rest a little longer.

I had the opportunity to spend time on a zoom with Jim Huling !! Here are my take aways

Jim Huling Choose Your Life - Excellence Takes Effort Jim is not only the Co Author of "The Four Disciplines of Ex*****on" and Author of the powerful motivational book "Choose Your Life", he is also one of my favorite podcasters

"When you have a big goal, don't go big... go narrow" Chris McChesney The 2nd edition of 4DX is out now, check out this amazing video

Chris McChesney at Global Leadership Summit In 2016 Chris McChesney presented on The 4 Disciplines of Ex*****on at Global Leadership Summit outside of Chicago, IL.Interested in Booking Chris McChesney ...

New from John Maxwell... Monday with Maxwell

John C. Maxwell Live Watch today's episode of Mondays with Maxwell

I spent the day, in Mexico with a man whose Mezcal I had no Prayer (at the time) of ever selling. I wanted to learn, I wanted the experience, I wanted to be the best I could be. Now, as fate would have it, I sell his Mezcal and am introducing the people in Buffalo NY to it.

A couple of years ago our Wine Manager, Ed Draves, spent the day tasting and learning about Mezcal with Erick Rodriguez owner and operator at Mezcal Almamezcalera. Ed made the trip to Mexico City just to meet and taste with him, the time, Erick's Mezcal was not available to us. Last week we were finally able to stock some of Erick's Almamezcalera Pal’Alma (3 types). It is in our reserve room (not on our website). Come on in, Ed would love to tell you about it. In the meantime here is an article about Erick and the Mezcal we now stock from our friends at Mezcalistas https://mezcalistas.com/at-long-last-almamezcalera-palalma-arrives/

Proud to work with John Maxwell

Q&A with John Maxwell: Inside His Best Quotes John Maxwell said it best: “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Everything—reputation, success, business, relationships, culture, goals—is impacted by...

A little wisdom from John Maxwell

Humility is a quality and value that grounds us. It causes us to be solid and anchored. And to be honest with you, humility is the first thing I look for in a leader because I know how essential it is for every other value to be an attribute in that person’s life. Choose humility today, my friend. Think of others more than you think of yourself. It’s essential on this journey to #ChangeYourWorld!