by ARA | Mar 1, 2026 | Industry, Motivational, Workforce
By Carlos Barboza He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” —Friedrich Nietzsche In business and in life, safety nets are comforting. We love the idea of having a backup plan, a Plan B that we can lean on if things get hard. Yet history shows that some of the...
by Dietrich V | Mar 1, 2026 | ARA Leadership, Motivational, Workforce
By Andy Latham At the ARA Convention 2025, I had the privilege of delivering a presentation titled Shaping the Future of Our Industry – Developing the Leader Within You 2.0. My goal wasn’t simply to share leadership theory. It was to challenge every one of us to think...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2026 | Motivational, Workforce
By Carlos Barboza As Frank Abagnale, famed for Catch Me If You Can, warns: “The greatest threat to security is convenience.” Detoxing makes us less vulnerable. For many business owners today, mornings begin not with purpose but with pings: WhatsApp messages, email...
by ARA | Sep 1, 2024 | Motivational
By Carlos Barboza In today’s business world, while a company is an entity by itself, the behavior of individuals within that company significantly contributes to its overall perception and success (or failure). Companies often invest in policies, training, and ethical...
by ARA | Jul 1, 2024 | Motivational
By Carlos Barboza Every time I have a chance to walk 30 minutes in order to maintain my good workout habits and be alone to reflect on things that happened to me that day, I listen to music, news or any book. Recently an interesting title came up: “The Subtle Art of...
by ARA | May 1, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Motivational
By Andy Latham I recently visited two businesses in the same week, both collision repair centers, and that is where the similarities ended. One business is a success story, the other was just getting by. The successful business moved into their current site 11 years...
