Today we’d like to introduce you to Mike Moore.
Mike, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
Growing up in Chicago in a home with parents who were Irish (Dad) and Italian (Mom) made for a VERY interesting and NOT so boring childhood! I remember my mother telling us boys, “when you get older remember these 2 things in life:
1) If you are not passionate about it? Do the world a favor and DON’T do it, and
2) There is never a good time to go to a funeral or visit the sick. Rearrange your schedule and just do it.
Those things have stuck with me a long time and helped me become the people-oriented person I am today. Business is ALL about people. NOT products and services but people. People buy and sell from people. There is a relationship side of the business that very few people delve into. There are MBA courses in technology, business finance, economics, marketing, accounting, BUT what about people?
Where are the classes to help us relate to people who have a different background, education, upbringing, parents, timeframe, race, gender, etc than us? How do we feel with an introvert or an extrovert or a thinker or a feeler or, intuitive, sensory, processor, people who see life gray or black and white? Where are these classes because that is what makes up business.
So when I speak in whatever country I am it really doesn’t matter what you do but who you are. THAT is what makes the difference. Understanding these principles is why I am today where I am!
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Smooth? No roads are smooth. Even if they start out that way over time they get bumpy. Divorce was something I never planned on. My career path didn’t have this as a line item. Nor did the fact that I moved from Chicago to Dallas. No career path for that either. Nor was there a career path for the death of my parents, the death of close friends to suicide and premature heart attacks, the death of some of my friend’s children… these things aren’t planned for they are experienced. AND we learn from them. Life experiences can make us better or bitter… THAT choice is ours to make. LIFE is an amazing teacher if we pay attention and understand WHO made it in the first place and for what reason!
Please tell us about IN THE MARKETPLACE/Motivational Teaching.
My website is www.mikemooreonline.com. I specialize in helping people understand that life is more than accumulating things. We say people are the most important but are they? Things are nice as long as they are not our MASTER. Don’t get me wrong private jets, nice cars, amazing vacations, expensive wine…. love it! When these can be afforded go for it! However, not at the expense of missing time with what matters most…. people.
Probably most proud of the 2 books I have written:
-Love God Hate Church: Moving Past the Dos and Don’ts
-Love God Make Money: Business and God are NOT Enemies
I am also working on a third called Love God Drink WHYne: Living in the WHY behind the What.
What sets me apart is non-judgment. We don’t have complete information about anything especially people so HOW can we ever make an accurate judgment about someone else. IF we spent more time looking at ourselves and examining our own belief system and figure out WHY we do WHAT we do AND where did the belief come from? We’d have NO time to examine others.
We’d be less judgmental, more forgiving, more understanding and less critical.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
Getting a bag of “candy corn” from my grandfather. I was so excited! Problem was the house was full of my cousins and aunts and uncles. My grandmother on my Mom’s side had 16 brothers and sisters… that lived! So it’s safe to say that birthdays and holidays were a small village full of people. So, here I come in with the bag of candy corn and all my cousins wanted some. So, I HAD TO give them some…. my grandfather was watching! But they took it all and I had none left.
My grandfather asked me where it all went. I told him I gave it away. He told me to go play and 5 minutes later he gave me another bag. So, my cousins again asked me if they could have some…. along with the aunts and uncles. Once again, I gave it all away… Grandpa goes, “where is your candy corn, Michael?” And I tell him AGAIN I gave it all away. Same thing, grandpa goes away and comes back with another bag! WHERE is he hiding this stuff!!! This time I immediately go outside and go to the neighbors what grandpa had given me… you guessed it… they all wanted to try some. SO I go home with an empty bag and grandpa again asks me where was my candy and I told him I gave it to the neighbors.
Grandpa says to me, (and I will never forget this as long as I live) “Michael, get a bigger bag!!!”
I learned that lesson young… God owns planet earth and everything on it. All the currency, businesses, buildings and people. When giving to others, the poor, less fortunate, homeless, sick, dying, etc. becomes a way of life? God says to get a bigger bag!
Contact Info:
- Website: mikemooreonline.com
- Instagram: @mikemoore320
- Facebook: Love God Book Series and Mike Moore
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