by Ray Waters | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog Post, Leadership
Sometimes I have to hire laborers to do hard, physical work that I am not willing to do. The going rate is around $100 a day. Today, I felt unbelievably fortunate to hire a guy named Elbert Williams to cut down some huge, overgrown bushes, pull them up by the roots...
by Ray Waters | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
Life isn’t fair. I realize that every day when I meet people, hear their stories, and then compare them to my own. Many blame their place in life on their circumstances and it sounds something like this….. My parents weren’t there for me. My first wife wrecked me and...
by Ray Waters | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
Anything worth doing comes with fear attached. What if I can’t do it? What if I fail at this? Will people see me as a loser? What if the learning curve is too great? What if I don’t really have the aptitude needed? I get these same fearful thoughts every time I begin...
by Ray Waters | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
On a cold February afternoon in 1979, I drove the 5 miles from my high school to WSSA, a 5000 watt radio station located south of Atlanta. After interning for a month, I was about to sit behind the microphone for my first on-air shift. I would be working “afternoon...
by Ray Waters | Jul 13, 2016 | Achievement, Blog Post
“I’m going to go for it Ray. You’ll see.” Great, I am excited for you. “Ray, You are going to watch my smoke. I am going to crush this.” Wonderful. I believe in you. “Ray, my time is now. I am ready to finally step up and be the leader I have always felt I was...