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How to Make 2020 Your BEST Year! 4 Ways to Invest in Your Future

In Adventure, All, Business, Entrepreneurship by Don AlleyMay 22, 20201 Comment

I thought my ears might start bleeding. I immediately cringed. Such a dangerous statement and belief—acted upon—will wreak havoc in your financial life.  What did he say that was so …

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Tweaks, Ideas, and Shenanigans: A Month in the Life of Don Alley

In All, Business by Don AlleyMarch 3, 20201 Comment

Ever wonder what we’re up to, and what’s happening in our companies behind the scenes? I thought it would be fun to look back through my journal over the last …

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Do You Use Harmful Phrases Like These? What NOT to Say—EVER!

In Adventure, All, Business, Personal Development by Don AlleyFebruary 26, 2020Leave a Comment

It was awful…the vulgarity that came out of my mouth. Frankly, I’m embarrassed to write it.  A little context, here’s what was happening in my life last week: ➡️ Closing …

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What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

In Adventure, All, Business, Entrepreneurship, Learning, Personal Development by Don AlleyFebruary 17, 20201 Comment

It was 2014, and I sat in my car nervous and scared, fretting, picturing every conceivable outcome. Would it be a success? A failure? I called my friend Sam and …

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17 Questions to Help You Grow as a Human, an Achiever, and Entrepreneur

In Adventure, All, Business, Entrepreneurship, Exercise, Learning, Miscellaneous, Motivational, Performance, Personal Development by Don AlleyFebruary 3, 20203 Comments

Every morning, I like to sit and think as part of my routine. And without the aid of specific questions, my mind races along with the gottagottagotta stuff. “I gotta …

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Speak Your Goals, Take Action & Make Them Happen

In Adventure, All, Business, Personal Development by Don AlleyMay 5, 2019Leave a Comment

I recently started to employ slightly outrageous strategy to create new goals, think bigger, create new possibilities, and make abstract goals more concrete. Interested? Read on. Disclaimer: This post may …

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A Tale of Two Ice Cream Parlors

In All, Business by Don AlleyJuly 28, 2017Leave a Comment

Two ice cream parlors. Two store fronts. Two great locations. SAME STREET. Not only the same street, but literally separated by two other businesses. A father and son could play …

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Want to Make More Money? Answer Your Phone.

In All, Business, Staff Training by Don AlleyJuly 26, 2017Leave a Comment

He who answers the phone gets paid. My bus broke down. Again 🙁 I am starting to wonder if it would be a better use of my time and money …

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Growing Business: Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, & Now PIZZA!

In All, Business, Entrepreneurship by Don AlleyJuly 26, 2017Leave a Comment

Last year, when my wife and I went to Charleston for a week of vacation, we landed in the best coffee shop in Folly Beach, and the owner was this …

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Does It EVER End? Not For Staff Training…

In All, Business, Staff Training by Don AlleyJune 12, 2017Leave a Comment

It honestly seems like it’s never-ending. I swear, as soon as you get through all of the training to bring someone up to speed, you have to start all over …

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