Five Steps of Insurance Agency Alignment

Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with hundreds of the fastest growing agencies in the country; installing technology and implementing the cultural change necessary to meet the growing demands of the modern consumer. One of the biggest...

Its all about resources…

Every so often I see patterns appear at Astonish Results. I like to call them “themes”. It seems the theme for the past several weeks has been “resources”. Everyone has a limited amount of resources; time, money, energy etc. Businesses who...

How to Have More Confidence in Your Business

I think one of the greatest principles is that of constant improvement. In my mind no business or individual for that matter should feel satisfied with their current condition. There should be a constant drive to improve. In order to improve, you need to KNOW what you...

What Makes America Great?

I watched a program on TV the other night hosted by Jon Stossel. The topic was, “What Makes America Great?” You can see a blog post about it here. It seems like we’ve heard a great deal about what’s BAD about America and not...

The Real Economic Engine

I had the opportunity to attend a family reunion this past week. My wife’s grandfather had 9 children and his wife passed away when the youngest was 5 years old. The Halvorson / Johnson clan has over 190 members. We spent breakfast, lunch and dinner together and...

WHY Are You Doing WHAT You Are Doing?

I’m reading a GREAT book called, “Start with Why”. I’m only a few chapters in but I’ve already gleaned tons of insights. The author, Simon Sinek takes a look at why some businesses develop strong loyalty while others don’t. He takes...