Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie-A Proverb Per Day Keeps Stinking Thinking At Bay · Jun 8, 2026 · 13m

Today, I want to talk about something I’ve learned after nearly six decades in the marketplace: Gospel-Centric Customer Success Mastery™ has very little to do with flashy jewelry, expensive suits, luxury watches, or trying to become the loudest person in the room. In fact, some of the most trusted relationship builders I’ve ever met were often the calmest people in the room. The best listeners. The most measured. The least interested in impressing others. Frankly, the older I get, the more convinced I become that real marketplace influence has less to do with image and far more to do with…