by Alan Stein, Jr | Nov 21, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Performance, Success
Regardless of your product, service, or industry… you are in the relationship business. Never forget that people are your #1 asset, and the franchisor/franchisee relationship needs to be ‘you and me’… not ‘you vs. me.’ Both franchisors and franchisees need to... 
by Alan Stein, Jr | Nov 14, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Performance, Success
When it comes to high performance – either individually or organizationally – FOCUS is vital. Actually, it’s the ability to REFOCUS that is so important. I don’t know that it’s a realistic expectation to have long periods of uninterrupted, sustained focus – we simply... 
by Alan Stein, Jr | Nov 7, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Performance, Success
My #1 mantra as a professional keynote speaker is ‘it’s not about me, it’s about you’ (‘you’ being the audience). It’s not about what I’ve accomplished or who I’ve worked with, it’s about what the audience will find helpful and what the audience needs to hear. Every... 
by Alan Stein, Jr | Oct 30, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Performance, Success
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked... 
by Alan Stein, Jr | Oct 23, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Performance, Success
Iconic motivational speaker Wayne Dyer pulled out an orange at one of his talks and asked, “When you squeeze an orange, what comes out?” The audience paused, unsure what he was getting at. Dyer encouraged an answer: “Would apple juice come out? Grape juice?” Audience...
