Mark Matteson

The Door of Influence There once was an ambitious and precocious young boy that loved cookies. He knew from observation that mother kept the cookies locked in the pantry. Every day after school, he had a 45 minute window before his little sister came home from school. Each day for a week, he consistently tried […]

Have you seen the new Clint Eastwood movie about Nelson Mandela starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon? Some say it’s a sports movie about Rugby. Some say it’s a political film about Apartheid. I think its about thinking, living and focusing on principles, staying focused on the long term and INFLUENCE! After you read the […]

The Most Important Lesson When a new mentor of mine, best-selling author Ken Blanchard, was 13 years old, he would visit his grandmother who lived in another town in upstate New York. She taught him how to play Monopoly and, despite always losing to her, he loved the game. He vowed that one day he […]