by Ray Waters | May 2, 2016 | Blog Post, Family
Jane and I were walking on the pier in Santa Barbara, CA a few weeks ago and we decided to check out a place called Deep Sea Tasting, a wine tasting room. It was a cool experience and we learned some interesting facts about the wines produced in and around the area. A...
by Ray Waters | Apr 29, 2016 | Achievement, Blog Post
Both of my sons played college football at Columbia University in New York. They are both 5’9. If you evaluated them from the perspective of a college scout, you would say they were undersized but had good natural athletic ability. Why did they have the success they...
by Ray Waters | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
Do you remember playing with a jack-in-the-box? When I was a child it was the go to gift to give to toddlers. You would get the young child to turn the handle on the box and music would play (All around the mulberry bush..) and then when they least expected it, the...
by Ray Waters | Apr 25, 2016 | Achievement, Blog Post
Fred Payton personifies to me excellence in business. He delivers a service to some of the wealthiest people in Atlanta. You see the attention to detail when you are in his presence. His business is so good he doesn’t need a marketing budget. His return customers and...
by Ray Waters | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
When I was a teenager I had the good fortune of spending a significant amount of time with Fred C. Maples. Fred was 52 years older than me. He had been a very famous gospel singer in the 1940s and 50s. His group, the Harmoneers recorded on RCA Victor and Fred was...
by Ray Waters | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog Post, Health
Who wants to hang out with people who complain all the time? I certainly don’t, and I’ll bet you don’t either. I am not saying we should deny that life has problems. We do not live in denial. We just don’t like being around people who complain all the time. The...