Rick Huffman's (whuffman) Blog

When I was working for a Food Broker, it would seem that every year, whomever won broker of the year, for a particular manufacturer, would be fired the following year for the things they had done to become number one(If you know what I mean). The businesses who keeps their standards up are usuall...

Napoleon is suggesting we are short sighted. Oh yes, and the age old question comes to mind that we ask ourselves. "what are my abilities?" I have listened to thousands of hours of tapes and read countless books looking for the answer. After all this research, I have come to the conclusion that i...

Since the election is only a few days away, I thought this was good food for thought. Make sure that , whoever you vote for, you read what they stand for, not what you hear in the ads! I can't remember the last time that there were so many campaign ads. Every ad that is on television has a counte...

When the kids were little, they would get mad when something did not go their way. They would stick out their lower lip and give me that (pout) look! I'd get a big, cheesy grin on my face. At first, they would get even more frustrated with me and would try to get me to stop smiling. they would tr...

Vanessa and I had our 23rd wedding anniversary this weekend! Yes, I know, I must have been married when I was ten. I was looking at some old pictures and I couldn't believe how much more mature I look now than I did 23 years ago. Isn't that a nice way of putting it. In my family, they have a trad...

I attended a funeral yesterday for one of my Grandmothers. One of the things that people talked about was her eyes. She would take your hand, kiss it, look you straight in the eye, and tenderly say "I love you". With that smile, and those eyes, she would make you melt. There were about 100 people...

I have been trying to put time into learning how to get this site up and going. I can see it is going to take some time. Thank you to all of you who have made comments so far. I'm learning a lot.

We all know that we are good at some things. We aslo know there are things that, try as we might, we just can't seem to master them. The ridiculous thing is that we try to hide them from ourselves. We don't admit to ourselves what we are struggling with. you should evaluate yourself and make a li...

During tough times, true champions, in any industry, will always stand out. We all have challenges that feel like they are robbing every ounce of our energy. For me personally, what I do after each challenge is question myself "How could I have done better?" I never allow myself to ask "why me?" ...

People can have great intentions, but if you don't act on them, they are truly workthless. Consistency and follow through are really the best ways to build a solid reputation.