Andrew Wood

Florida

Author at World's Best Golf Destinations

Legendary sales & marketing expert, speaker, consultant & author: Life Well Lived, Fame, Legendary Advice, Hotel Marketing Bible, Legendary Marketing

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Articles

The Tragedy of Quiet Desperation What Thoreau Saw Then Is Still Killing Us Now

4 days ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” — Henry David ThoreauWhen Thoreau penned these words in 1854, he wasn’t making idle poetry — he was delivering a gut punch to society. A warning. A mirror. And nearly 200 years later, it’s still true. Maybe more true. Scroll through LinkedIn or sit in a Starbucks on a weekday morning and you’ll see them:The man in the suit who once dreamed of writing novels. The woman in HR who wanted to travel the world but is trapped by a mortgage.
Rare Earths, Global Power, and the Ukraine Deal No One’s Talking About

5 days ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

In the chessboard of global power, most people are staring at the king and queen — missiles, oil, and trade routes — while ignoring the pawns quietly winning the game. One of those pawns? Rare earth minerals. They’ve been quietly powering everything from your iPhone to missile guidance systems. But recently, rare earths have stormed back into the headlines — and not just because of tech.
đź’Ł How India and Pakistan Got the Bombâ€Šâ€”â€ŠAnd Why the West Couldnâ€™t Stop Them

1 week ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

While the West worries about China invading Taiwan and Putinâ€™s ongoing war in Ukraine, suddenly another global flash point is in the news again. One that most of us know little about, but thatâ€™s just as worrying. There are few moments in modern history more geopolitically explosive â€” literally and figuratively â€” than when India and Pakistan joined the nuclear club. It was never supposed to happen.
The Three Questions I Ask Every Time Someone Wants My Marketing Help

1 week ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

After 30 years of running a marketing agency and two decades of high-profile visibility in the golf industry, there’s one thing I can tell you with certainty:Everyone wants marketing. Few understand what it really takesOver the years, I’ve worked with more than 3,000 golf clubs in 22 countries — municipal tracks, high-end daily fees, private clubs, golf resorts, real estate developments, and travel operators.
Why Do We Dream? And What Can We Learn from Our Nightly Theatre?

1 week ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

Every night, as we close our eyes and drift into sleep, we enter a world unbound by logic or physical law. We fly, we fall, we speak to the dead, we relive memories, confront fears, and play roles we never auditioned for. But why do we dream? Does the subject matter of our dreams carry meaning, or is it merely noise from a chaotic mind? And perhaps most importantly, can we learn from our dreams? Why Do We Dream?
Cinco de Mayo: The American-Made Mexican Holiday

1 week ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

Every May 5th, cities across the United States erupt in a whirlwind of sombreros, mariachi music, tacos, margaritas, and flag waving. To the casual observer, it looks like Mexico’s Fourth of July. People toast to Mexican independence and heritage — except, well, that’s not what Cinco de Mayo is actually about. The Real Story Behind the DateCinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla, which took place in 1862. At the time, France had invaded Mexico, seeking to install a puppet emperor.
THE FALL OF SAIGON: A NATION DIVIDED, A WAR ENDED, A WORLD CHANGED

2 weeks ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

I just watched Apple’s excellent documentary on Vietnam a wonderful country I have visited several times, there they call the war “The American War”On the morning of April 30, 1975, as North Vietnamese tanks breached the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, a long and bloody chapter of history came to an end. The Vietnam War — America’s most controversial conflict — was over. For Vietnam, it marked the end of a divided nation.
Bricklayer’s Block: A Far More Serious Condition Than Writer’s Block

2 weeks ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

Everyone’s heard of writer’s block. That dreaded paralysis when the words won’t come, the cursor blinks mockingly, and the author begins to spiral. They rearrange pencils. Clean the keyboard. Contemplate moving to Portugal. There are entire books, podcasts, and emotional support groups for writers who can’t write. It’s become such a common affliction that creative paralysis is almost a rite of passage. But what if your block wasn’t metaphorical? What if it was literal?
30 Years. 3 Industries. Millions of Dollars. One Strategy!

3 weeks ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

Most people struggle to build a successful business. I’ve built three multimillion-dollar companies in completely unrelated industries — martial arts, golf, and equestrian training. Now, I’ll be the first to admit…Each time, I started from a different place financially. The first business, I built from nothing but raw hustle and hope. The second, I had a little money left after blowing through most of the millions I’d made in martial arts, trying to figure out what to do next.
Don’t Grow Your Business Past Prime

3 weeks ago | marketinglegend.medium.com | Andrew Wood

In every business, there exists a prime zone — a sweet spot of maximum profitability where overhead is low, operations are smooth, and the profit margin per transaction is at its peak. Go beyond that zone too fast or for the wrong reasons, and suddenly you’re chasing turnover while bleeding margin. Yet, most entrepreneurs will ignore this advice. Why? Because they confuse growth with profit. “If I just add more staff, more products, more space — I’ll make more money.”Not necessarily.