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You Are Still Here
The things that took other people out didn't take you out. Why resilience is a principle you can learn, what West Point found about grit, and three ways to reinforce it this week.
Neal Oates Jr.
Oct 54 min read


What You Normalize, You Multiply
Every business runs on standards somebody set, usually by accident. Here is how to find what you have normalized before it multiplies, and how to change it.
Neal Oates Jr.
Sep 214 min read


Don't Let Speed Become Your God
Some things take time because the process is part of the protection. Here's how to tell what you're rushing that needs building, and when to move anyway.
Neal Oates Jr.
Sep 85 min read


Where Your Best Clientele Actually Come From
Ask an owner where their best clientele came from and the answer is almost never a campaign. It’s a person. Here’s how to become the name that gets said.
Neal Oates Jr.
Sep 14 min read


Who's in Your Room? Why Your Network Decides Your Next Level
You've done the WERK. So if you're still sitting at the same number, let's go look at the room you're doing it in.
Neal Oates Jr.
Aug 266 min read


What Is Premium Positioning (and Why It Beats Competing on Price)
If you are good at what you do but still competing on price, the problem is not your skill. It is your position.
Neal Oates Jr.
Aug 194 min read


What World Renowned Coaching & Consulting Is All About (and Who It's For)
If you are already good at what you do but tired of being the best-kept secret in your market, this is who we are and how we help.
Neal Oates Jr.
Aug 132 min read


Would You Trade Places With Them?
Here’s the 3 x 5 test I use to take an honest look at my network, and what a 20-million-person study found about your wider circle.
Neal Oates Jr.
Jan 14 min read
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