LESSON: Remember that economic success is still punished by the U.S. government, even when U.S. Citizens have not broken any law. Prosecutors and judges still have unchecked overzealous control to destroy, fine, and imprison. Andrew Left is an individual U.S. Citizen who bought stock in public companies and sometimes before and sometimes after expressed his opinions about the companies online. He gave his honest opinions and has never been accused of printing dishonest inform

LESSON: Keep your mouth shut and lead purely by example. Outwork, outproduce, and out-kindness the entire organization and you will be shocked by your firm’s performance. The lesson below is an excerpt from my 25-lesson course, Building Special Companies, FCI Beckley, 2019. No one wants to hear about how great you are and how much more work you produce than them, but the right A-Players-In-Training can quickly get inspired by the example of a leader who crushes it every day.

The following is a 100% true story published as an interlude amongst 40 lessons for CEOs in my Amazon #1 Best Seller, When Not If: A CEO's Guide to Overcoming Adversity, Forbes Books. To round out our magical holiday season, I wanted to remind you once more of Joy Talley - truly an angel connected to the greatness of God and this mysterious Universe. The following is a 100% true story published as an interlude amongst 40 lessons for CEOs in my Amazon #1 Best Seller, When Not

LESSON: The craziest things in life just might happen to you, tomorrow. Your life may instantly become a wild blockbuster movie. Be ready, be strong, and do anything to survive, if not thrive! Last week after replaying one of my hard to believe prison stories, I again received an outpouring response from so many kind people, with a number of followers asking for this story one more time before we all dive into World Domination Part Two 2026. The following is a 100% true story

Lesson: In the wild 100% true story below, I want you to learn to be constantly observant and ready to react quickly. This riot was really a metaphor for how I did not pay attention earlier and lost everything…everything. Strangely, over the last week three organizations reached out to me about the crazy riot story in my book and speeches, and they suggested I send out this blog again since our following has grown tremendously since its first release. I have removed the busin

LESSON: This holiday season remember that giving to others and going far beyond expectations are the best success strategies for building a wildly successful business, family, and self. This is how the Universe works! Years ago, I built MICG investment group brick by brick, which means person by person in that world. My trick was to find great overachievers with the drive and energy to be great but who just needed a break and someone to believe in them. Steve was scraping by