Listen To What Heroes Podcast Expert Paul Colligan Says When He Answers the Heroes Question "Who are the HEROES in your life now?"
Paul Colligan: Well, historically, I think the biblical character of the apostle Paul is an amazing one, because this guy did what he thought he was supposed to be doing 110%.
And then, he had a change in his life and he believed he completely saw the error of his ways. He completely turned around and did 110% change. But always with fervor, always with excitement, always with complete dedication and I really appreciate that.
I like to think that if this all goes to pot one day, that that part of me won’t change. And historically that’s one that I look to. Everybody loves to talk about what he did after the fact.
I think he made a decision on the right side of things, but the fact of the matter was it is part of who he was from the very beginning…to really pursue what he believed in.
And I think that’s important.
It’s a reminder for me too that if something changes radically, one of the big things I try to do with my business, if you look at Colligan.com, we’ve have a mission statement. One of the big things there is, I want to be willing to change everything if the technology dictates it.
Right now you talked at the beginning about my e-commerce sites that I partner with. I truly believe that those are the best e-commerce options on the planet. I truly believe that.
Is it possible that one day a better e-commerce solution could pop up? Yes. Could I, will I lose money if a better e-commerce engine pops up? Yes.
But, am I going to hold on to my system and not let anyone know about this new system because I want to keep the revenues? I hope I’m not going to do that.
So that’s one hero. There is a flip side of it.
I just think of what is happening overseas, the soldiers over there, what they are going through and what they’re doing. A lot of them don’t necessarily, 100% believe in what’s going on. But they believe in the higher call and I just applaud that. I just cannot comprehend the courage that goes on over there.
You know, we were in Germany and my dad actually was a teacher for the dependent kids. He was in the military before I was born. We had it easy. There was good beer, good sausage and friendly people.
These people are in the desert and people want to kill them. It’s a whole different world. So the soldiers right now, I just cannot think enough of them in every way.
And then my family…my daughters are so gorgeous because they have no sense of the inability to do anything. Now, they’re five and two, so they haven’t gone bitter on me.
You know, my daughter will look at me and say, “I’ve got a plan, I need two boxes, some wire and some paint” and I just want to pursue that to the fullest. For her 4th birthday, she told me one day, she said, “I want to do a lemonade stand”. I said “Why?” and she said, “To make money like you do!” It was awesome.





