Thats all folks..... Kind of
This week, I released the last episode of The Produce Life Podcast. If you listen, you will understand why. I'm going to take things in a...
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Outside the box, the story of my 2020
As we step outside the box in 2020, entering 2021, I wish I could say that it seemed like the year "zoomed" by, or did it. I guess it...
It's Better to Walk Away than Tolerate Nonsense
There are many times like right now; I hate how much passion I have in me to fight for what is right. For nearly seven days, I have spent...
USDA Boxes in the Rest of US. The following was my letter to the usda.
First of all, thank you for your time in this this process. You all do not have to respond, nor do I expect you too. I am lost for words,...
COVID-19 "When there is no manual"
Over the past week, as we all know, our lives have changed. I have not slept in days as I prepared for the fight of my life to keep the...
The Produce Credit Rating System is a FAILURE
Over the past years, our industry has evolved more than ever. Our world revolves around ratings of everything. Whether it is a Google...
The intersection of product success
This weekend I attended the Global Organic Produce in Miami, Florida. I also happen to finish reading the Steve Jobs autobiography. The...
“Customer service should not be a department. It should be the entire company.”
Over the past few weeks, I have been evaluating the future of this industry as it continuers to change before our very eyes daily. Behind...
“Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.”
As I sit here over the last few days of the year, I continuously evaluate many aspects of my life. Am I where I am supposed to be in...
The trains always arrive at your station. The question is which one to take?
While this was a pretty active week, one thing that dawned on me is sacrifices. One thing about life and business, in general, is that...
Self-Discipline is what separates the winners and the losers.
The thoughts in my head this week seem to be spinning. It would be too predictable to write about gratitude on Thanksgiving week. This...
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Our lives get so busy it is as if we seem never to have an off switch anymore. I remember Steve Jobs when nearing the end of his life...
The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy.
As the leaves turn, the temperatures drop, and the sunsets earlier, I always feel like this time of year becomes more productive. While I...
Succeeding Is Good, But Is It Bad to Fail?
This past week was Halloween, of course, and it got me thinking about thing in business that scare people. One, in particular, is a...
Keep Calm, Evolve, and Hakuna Matata
I am behind in this week's post, but while I have a great reason, I do not have an excuse. Last week was my 16th wedding anniversary, and...
"Competition is better when it is amongst friends"
Over the previous few weeks in these blogs, I have focused on various aspects of the changes I have made in my life. I wanted to explain...
Lighthouses help lead us the way through the dark....
We all hear about those times people experience when some tragedy happens, helping them realize that nothing else in the world matters....
Don't be afraid to bite on a giant, learn from the mosquito
Every week, many of our weeks start the same. We wake up with various issues, and or people flying at us like asteroids in a space-themed...
God Bless Truckers
I was sent several pictures today of these images. The first thing I checked on upon seeing it was knowing the driver was ok, and he was...
Gratitude turns what we have into enough
I would say this week was quite the roller coaster of events and emotions. The irony of these mixed emotions was I spent a good part of...
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