Scott Hove … speaker – advisor – author

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.” Nobody like Mark Twain to get right to the heart of the matter! I firmly believe in “working smarter” rather than just “working harder.”  But notice both ways do involve work. Growing up on a farm I saw my father work long, hard hours. [...]

“If you want to succeed, double your failure rate!” Not exactly what you expected to hear, I bet! Succeed by failing – now there’s a concept!  But, obviously Watson (of IBM fame) came to the point of understanding that success is tied to trying.  If we don’t try something (and fail on occasion) then we [...]

“There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.” Are you successful? Are you ‘spending’ your life your way? Not many do.  If you are among those count yourself very fortunate. To know what your way is, I believe you need to determine what your VIP is. [...]

“Management is nothing more than motivating other people.” Are you a manager in your place of employment? Are you the owner of the company and thus at the upper end of management? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions then my question for you is: How are you motivating your employees or subordinates? [...]

“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.” Which are you? The optimist or the pessimist? The economic times we are currently experiencing make it easy to be pessimistis but the real optimist sees the possibilities that have come into play because of [...]

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” What impossible situation are you facing today? How are you dealing with it?  (Or, aren’t you dealing with it?) In these motivational words from clergyman Chuck Swindoll, we are given the personal motivation and business motivation insights we need to [...]

“Well done is better than well said.” Talk is cheap. Action is a different thing. There are talkers and there are doers. Even in the college classes I teach it is very apparent.  Some of the students talk about when they are going to get their assignments done; the doers just get them done. Joseph [...]

“I don’t know the key to success but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.” Has someone been upset with you lately because of what you are doing in your business?  Upset because you aren’t doing it ‘their way?’ Congratulations! Yes, you read that correctly. Congratulations! Bill Cosby is absolutely correct in [...]

“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” Here we are reminded of a couple of very important things by Sprague: You can’t wait to do something until everything is perfect.  Perfection is rarely reached which boils down to nothing happening.  It’s a great way to stay [...]

“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.” I’ve noticed a lot of people knocking the concept of positive thinking lately. I would love to ask them, “what’s wrong with it?”  Simply thinking without [...]