Just Ask!
About 10 years ago, years before he passed away, my Grandfather gave me a necklace of his that he was passing down to me so that I someday could pass it down to my children. It is a cherished gift fro...
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Mike Bartos's Blogs:
100 Years
August 2011. It is the 100th Anniversary of being open for business for Dahl Automotive in La Crosse, WI. 100 years. Wow. They say that most businesses fail in the first 5 years. However, Dahl has managed to make its way through 2 world wars, the Great Depression, oil embargo’s, and now the Great Recession. How have they done it? Hard work, honest business practices, and most importantly, taking care of the guest. They know that if they do that everything else will fall into place. In honor of t...
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“People are watching”
Recently, while waiting in line to board a plane there was an elderly foreign couple, who did not speak English, which were obviously confused and not sure where they should be. An airline employee, w...
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Tradition
One of my favorite musicals is “Fiddler on the Roof”. In it, the main character Tevye, struggles to hold on to old traditions as the world and his family move forward. Like Tevye, I have always been a...
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It’s not about the Sushi
On a recent business trip, I was reminded that the best salespeople never “sell” anything. A colleague and I went out to dinner at a Japanese restaurant after a long day. We decided to head to the bar...
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