Doug Winnie

Profit Strategist, global speaker & achieved #1 ActionCOACH ranking worldwide - passionate about developing business owners' skills and attitude for success.

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@elonmusk Me and Grok argued today from my Cybertruck. Then I asked what version…. 2! OMG how much it has improved. When will 4 be released to the C-Fleet?

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@TonyRobbins Amazing reminder. We got bicycles for Christmas one year because a neighbor told someone we didn’t have gifts. Now we give bicycles to charities. Thanks for the reminder!

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"My name's Raymond. I'm 73. I work the parking lot at St. Joseph's Hospital. Minimum wage, orange vest, a whistle I barely use. Most people don't even look at me. I'm just the old man waving cars into spaces.
But I see everything.

Like the black sedan that circled the lot every morning at 6 a.m. for three weeks. Young man driving, grandmother in the passenger seat. Chemotherapy, I figured. He'd drop her at the entrance, then spend 20 minutes hunting for parking, missing her appointments.

One morning, I stopped him. "What time tomorrow?"
"6:15," he said, confused.
"Space A-7 will be empty. I'll save it."
He blinked. "You... you can do that?"
"I can now," I said.

Next morning, I stood in A-7, holding my ground as cars circled angrily. When his sedan pulled up, I moved. He rolled down his window, speechless. "Why?"
"Because she needs you in there with her," I said. "Not out here stressing."
He cried. Right there in the parking lot.

Word spread quietly. A father with a sick baby asked if I could help. A woman visiting her dying husband. I started arriving at 5 a.m., notebook in hand, tracking who needed what. Saved spots became sacred. People stopped honking. They waited. Because they knew someone else was fighting something bigger than traffic.
But here's what changed everything, A businessman in a Mercedes screamed at me one morning. "I'm not sick! I need that spot for a meeting!"

"Then walk," I said calmly. "That space is for someone whose hands are shaking too hard to grip a steering wheel."

He sped off, furious. But a woman behind him got out of her car and hugged me. "My son has leukemia," she sobbed. "Thank you for seeing us."

The hospital tried to stop me. "Liability issues," they said. But then families started writing letters. Dozens. "Raymond made the worst days bearable." "He gave us one less thing to break over."

Last month, they made it official. "Reserved Parking for Families in Crisis." Ten spots, marked with blue signs. And they asked me to manage it.

But the best part? A man I'd helped two years ago, his mother survived, came back. He's a carpenter. Built a small wooden box, mounted it by the reserved spaces. Inside? Prayer cards, tissues, breath mints, and a note,

"Take what you need. You're not alone. -Raymond & Friends"
People leave things now. Granola bars. Phone chargers. Yesterday, someone left a hand-knitted blanket.
I'm 73. I direct traffic in a hospital parking lot. But I've learned this: Healing doesn't just happen in operating rooms. Sometimes it starts in a parking space. When someone says, "I see your crisis. Let me carry this one small piece."

So pay attention. At the grocery checkout, the coffee line, wherever you are. Someone's drowning in the little things while fighting the big ones.

Hold a door. Save a spot. Carry the weight no one else sees.
It's not glamorous. But it's everything."

Let this story reach more hearts....

Credit: Mary Nelson

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Business owner horror story: forgot the coffee. 😱☕ Meetings? Chaos. Emails? Gibberish. Productivity? Gone. 😂 #BusinessOwnerLife #EntrepreneurProblems #SmallBusiness #WorkLife #CoffeeFirst #Relatable

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Stop Saying “I Know” & Start Doing

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Deadlines aren’t just for athletes they’re what separates talkers from doers in business too. 🏁

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4 Tips to Help You Clarify Your Vision

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Just wrapped up a powerful coaching session with one of my clients our focus: stop chasing clients and start attracting them. 🚫🏃‍♂️➡️🎯

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💰 Most business owners focus on expenses smart ones focus on ROI.

Every dollar should generate growth, not just activity.
Invest where results multiply, not where money disappears.

#BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #ROI #Leadership

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4 Tips to Help You Learn from Data, Not Drama

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🚀 Most business owners set goals—few achieve them.

The fix?
✅ Clear, measurable targets
✅ A system to track progress
✅ Accountability to stay consistent
Learn how to make your goals actually work:
👉 https://t.co/Aa7OA54YrC
#BusinessGrowth #GoalSetting #ActionCOACH

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⏰ Feeling overwhelmed as a business owner? You don’t need more hours you need better habits.

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3 Reasons Smart Entrepreneurs Never Stop Learning

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When ‘I’ll Check Later’ Turns into Financial Shock 😂

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Success Isn’t Freedom… Until You Build It Right

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4 Tips to Build a Winning Team

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🎯 Most business owners set goals, but few hit them.

The difference? Structure, accountability, and momentum.
Learn how to build goals that actually deliver results 👇
👉 https://t.co/Aa7OA55wha
#BusinessGrowth #SmartGoals #ActionCOACH

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Take the Wheel: Lead Your Business, Don’t Just Ride Along

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💡 Growth requires change.
The more often we adapt, the closer we move toward excellence.

“To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.”
– Sir Winston Churchill

#Leadership #GrowthMindset #BusinessSuccess #ContinuousImprovement