"Dave Kekich Credos and His Heroes Interview Inspire You and Teach You the Secrets Of Success"
18. Find out what works, and then do more of it. Focus first on doing the right things, and then on doing things right by mastering details. A few basic moves produce most results and income.
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Ralph Zuranski: Well, was there anyone who gave you the will power to change things for the better in your life at that time?
Dave Kekich: Not exactly at that time, but right around that time. And his name was Wallace Ward, and he had a publishing company, and it was interesting. I read a lot of things he published, and they were very inspiring, but the most motivating thing to me was a questionnaire that their company sent to me.
And one of the questions on there was, "Do you still get regular aerobic exercise?" But it might have been just exercise, but I think it was aerobic exercise. And I hadn't been working out, and I used to work out six days a week, and usually seven days a week, and I lifted very heavily three days a week.
I ran very hard and very long four days a week. Then I went from that and getting hurt into doing nothing. But in my mind I was a long distance running, body building fanatic. In reality, I hadn't worked out in a couple of years.
So, I didn't know how to check that box. So I knew if I put down no, it would be something that I don't see myself as. If I put yes, I would be lying, so I checked yes and started working out that day. And I haven't quit since.
"Dave Kekich Credos and His Heroes Interview Inspire You and Teach You the Secrets Of Success"
David co-founded Exceptional Producers, Inc., the country's largest life insurance master general agency, which raised $3.1 billion of premium income for First Executive Corp., co-founded a national financial services company and arranged venture capital funding for private companies for 11 years.
He is a recognized expert on private investing and authored the venture capital handbook "How the Rich Get Richer With Quiet Private Investments".
David founded both public and private companies, was engaged as a consultant and served as director to numerous public and private corporations. He also sold and developed real estate.
In 1999, Mr. Kekich founded the "Maximum Life Foundation", a 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to curing aging related diseases. He founded MaxLife Capital, a venture capital group for life sciences industries targeting anti-aging technologies. He also co-founded Stem Cell Products, LLC, a privately held biotech company specializing in stem cell signaling factors and advanced peptide technologies.
David serves as a Board Member of the American Aging Association He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University and studied under Dr. Andrew J. Galambos at the Free Enterprise Institute for two years.
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Anonymous (all those wonderful insightful heroes who influenced me one way or another, either consciously or unconsciously, but whose names I can't attach to any particular Credo.)