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The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Albert Schweitzer
Steve M. Scheel, CEO of Scheels, and a few associates were recently featured in the Fargo INC! article "HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS THAT WILL LAST, THE SCHEELS WAY." What does it take to make a 115-year-old company a great place to work and shop? Â Scheels'...
We assert that nothing has been accomplished without interest on the part of the actors; andâif interest be called passion, inasmuch as the whole individuality, to the neglect of all other actual or possible interests and claims, is devoted to an object with every fibre of volition, concentration all its desires and powers upon itâwe may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the World has been accomplished without passion.
A great leaderâs courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
Beyond what you can observe, powerful and primal brain functions are continuously influencing the behavior of those you lead. 
The Art of Brand Strategy is of vital importance to your business. It is a matter of profitability and loss, a road to either safety or to ruin. 
Becoming belongs to the heights and is full of torment. How can you become if you never are? Therefore you need your bottommost, since therefore you are. But therefore you also need your heights, since there you become.
Here is a cautionary tale: United Airlines stock drops $1.4 Billion after a passenger-removal controversy. 
âPlanning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.â