Entries by Brian Ahearn, CMCT®

Quarterly Newsletter

Three Quarters Down … One to go in 2022! In the last newsletter I reminded you, if you were on a sports team you’d have just come out of the locker room for the second half of the game. Well, now you’re in the final quarter. If you’re behind on your goals, start pressing! If you […]

Foursome Fun – An Approach to Raise Money for Good Causes

A couple of weekends ago, my wife hosted a golf outing to benefit Conservation International. Jane works for Integrated Leadership Systems and the owner of her company, Steve Anderson, is passionate about helping to preserve the environment. During her seven years at ILS, Jane has become passionate about the environment too. A few years ago, […]

Will the Real Candidate Please Speak?

This post is a slight rework of something I wrote six years ago. Every election cycle ramps up more than the last and even though it’s not a presidential election, emotions are running higher than ever with the House and Senate up for grabs.  Fiction or Fact? Matt Damon starred in the 2011 movie, The […]

A Tip to Make Time Pass Quickly

Last week I drove to North Carolina and back to work with a client. It was a 500-mile trip, eight hours of highway driving each way. That’s a lot of alone time and it can become a bit monotonous. To pass the time quickly I did several things you probably do. I listened to podcasts, […]

Don’t Sell Yourself Short: You Need These 3 Things!

When it comes to getting what you want, don’t sell yourself short. Far too often people don’t get what they want because they’re missing one of these elements: confidence, skill, and planning. Confidence in Asking If you struggle with confidence when it comes to asking for what you want, I have a book suggestion. Vanessa […]

Articles that Might Interest You

I’ve had the good fortune to write for a number of publications and have been featured in a few. Below are links to various articles you might find informative and helpful on your journey to master influence. Go Solo – Applying the Science of Influence My “why” is to help clients enjoy more professional success […]

A Perspective on Faith and Influence

Several years ago, after giving a presentation I had lunch with my daughter Abigail. It had been years since she’d seen me in front of an audience, so I was curious to hear her thoughts. After sharing some insights about the presentation, she asked a question that was near and dear to her heart as […]

In Praise of the Insurance Industry

Like nearly every person I know in the insurance industry, I fell into it. My career is closing in on 40 years and with very few exceptions – perhaps younger people who went to school for risk management or children of insurance agency owners – I never met someone who said, “All I ever wanted […]

Gas Prices – Greed or Free Markets at Work?

Free market societies enjoy many benefits over countries that try to manage their overall economies in a top-down fashion. Free markets have been a major factor in lifting many people out of poverty across the globe. That’s not to say that other economic approaches don’t have some advantages because they do. Certain commodities, services, and […]

Old White Men

Not long ago I had a conversation with someone I love dearly, someone who sees the world differently than I do. She sincerely wants the best for people, as I do. I’ll also add that she has a heart of gold. However, it’s often the case when you get people together, you’re likely to have […]