by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 16, 2014 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Seminars
“Whatever you think is gonna happen may not be the way it turns out.” I think Batman might have said that to the Joker once. Perhaps it was a Dirty Harry quote. Or maybe it was a one-liner subliminally recalled from a late-night rerun of Pee-Wee’s...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 14, 2014 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
“It’s the economy, stupid” was the powerful phrase that rallied voters during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign. That single phrase focused the nation on one issue and made all others insignificant in comparison. It was a...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 3, 2014 | Featured, Jim's Thoughts, News
Hello Friends and Fellow Speakers. It is with great sadness that I am leaving the National Speakers Association because of what I perceive as treacherous behavior by the current leadership, closed door decisions that should have been voted on by the membership,...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 2, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
In the 1970’s tear-jerker movie “Love Story” starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali McGraw, the title song began with: “Where do I begin to tell the story of…?” Well, that’s exactly how I feel as I begin to write about some incredible things that are happening in our industry....
by The Alpha Dawg | Jun 5, 2014 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
In 1897, after a premature obituary for Mark Twain was printed in the New York Herald, America’s favorite writer and humorist responded by saying, “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Well, actually, he said, “The report of...
