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Book Review: Fortune’s Formula by William Poundstone

Eli Gillespie September 08, 2025 Business Leave a Comment

Here’s a quick review on a book that had great impact on me.

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Book Review: How To Grow Your Small Business by Donald Miller

Eli Gillespie August 28, 2025 Books, Business Leave a Comment

Here’s a quick review on a book that had great impact on me.

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Book Review: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell

Eli Gillespie August 20, 2025 Books, Business, Personal Development Leave a Comment

Here’s a quick review on a book that had great impact on me.

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Death By Technology

Eli Gillespie March 08, 2023 Business, Rants Leave a Comment

We are living in an era when technology is becoming more and more abundant and more and more necessary to function. This applies as an individual and as a business. The focus of this rant is technology used in  business.

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I Want To Work Out But I Don’t Want To Get Too Buff

Eli Gillespie June 21, 2016 Business, Personal Development 2 Comments

Have you ever heard anyone say this?  The most recent occurrence for me was last year when my wife and I were discussing joining CrossFit.  She wanted to get in shape, but not too much.  She didn’t want to wake up one morning finding herself unable to fit into her shirt on account of her huge lats.

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What You Do Matters, Self

Eli Gillespie April 25, 2016 Business, Insurance, Personal Development 2 Comments

Why am I doing what I’m doing?  Oh yeah – it was 2001 and I had nowhere else to go.  As a substitute teacher I had the summer off and as an aspiring musician I was drifting about aimlessly.  Aimless and nothing to do: that’s how I got into the insurance business.

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A Toast To Toastmasters

Eli Gillespie April 14, 2016 Business, Gratitude, Personal Development 3 Comments

When I say “Toastmasters,” I’m not talking about heating bread or spreading butter, even though I always make that joke and it’s always funny (to me).  What I’m talking about is the world’s premier speaking organization.

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How Do They Do It? The Mystery of Human Achievement

Eli Gillespie April 08, 2016 Business, Insurance Leave a Comment

How do people achieve great things?  I’d really like to know.  As an “Achiever” (that’s my #1 strength according to StrengthsFinder) I feel like I might be lagging.

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Are You Passionate Enough to Crush It?

Eli Gillespie December 18, 2014 Books, Business, Insurance, Music Leave a Comment

That’s the question I’m asking myself right now.  This is all because of one guy Gary Vaynerchuk and his book Crush It.  One of the first things the book talks about is being you, doing those things you love, and putting it out there for the world to see, which will ultimately allow you to earn sums of money you never imagined possible.

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Test Blog

Eli Gillespie November 22, 2014 Business Leave a Comment

It’s early on a Saturday morning and I’m building my website.  My wife and son are sleeping.  It’s nice and quiet.  The next step is is getting a theme.  Exciting!

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