Perhaps you’ve known or experienced a smear campaign. Hold that experience in mind, as we boil down the triple threat and how it must be overcome. Let’s begin with well-known principles, noting that applying them is some of the time-tested tools needed to avoid or beat the triple threat. When you keep doing the same …
An industry buddy of mine remarked with a smile that our newsletters – prior to about 2 weeks ago – reminded him of a Tijuana taxi. When I asked what he meant by that, he explains that they were “colorful.” Color has the advantage of catching the eye, and oftentimes for holding someone’s interest. That …
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One of the great pleasures here is to spotlight the careers and contributions to the industry of notable MH Professionals. In the recent RV/MH Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a ‘class’ of 10 new inductees into the Hall was the highlight of their gala event. Every year, the class has 5 from the RV …
In business and all other aspects of life, honest words and good deeds matter. The Ten Commandments include prohibitions not to lie, steal or cheat. In Acts, the Apostle Peter dramatically shows believers that reality as they witness a man and his wife die, one by one – for the error of deliberately misleading and …
Every Democratic or Republican presidential convention for the past few election cycles have been pretty orchestrated affairs; the formalities of voting, speeches that tout the career of the speaker as well as the party’s nominee and their running mate. Flashing back to the 60s or the 70s, there was more tumult and even violent protests. …
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Your profession and our industry are obviously a small subset of the nation. We could mention Dodd-Frank/CFPB, HUD policies, DOE, the so-called ACA, taxes and a host of other examples of federal impact on businesses. Without diving into details on those topics, what’s certain is that when politicians use the power of government and tip the …
“This is a big boy game. You get into the process, you will get hurt, you will see your own blood. I tell people all the time, if you can’t stand the sight of your own blood, don’t run for anything.” – Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas “You Know You’re Over the Target When You’re Catching Flak.” – Colonel Allen West, …
What type of country do you want the USA to be? Are you or most happy with the direction things are going in America today? Do workers or independent business professionals want more of the same – the status quo – on issues like the economy, regulation, taxes, crime or on terror? Or are tens …
Beyond #NeverTrump, #NeverHillary-Bottom Line MHPro Realities Read More »
The conventions are looming. The general election is essentially upon us. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video could be worth far more. We’ll use these two videos to focus on national politics, as our Industry, hundreds of others professions and the hundreds of millions of people of our nation will …
Chris Matthew’s on Donald Trump’s VP – Gov Mike Pence Read More »
Warren Buffett famously said that he makes “no apologies” for the lending practices of Berkshire-Hathaway’s manufactured housing division. In fact, as MHProNews has covered, Buffett made a spirited defense on several occasions regarding the sensationalist – and some say politically motivated attacks – on Buffett’s Clayton Homes by writers Mike Baker and Daniel Wagner, published …
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