Tim’s Story

My life so far: the wins, the bounces, and the lessons I learned the hard way.

Below are 253 tim's story posts from Tim. Use the filters to find what you are looking for within this category.

✕ Clear Filters

Filter by Type

Filter by Pathway

Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

November Newsletter: The Search That Never Ends

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

One of my favorite cousins, Mike Murphy, teases bartenders by saying “I’m searching for the second best martini in America.” When they take the bait, they ask, “Why the second...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilder

November Blog: “Mutual Accountability” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Every success rests on mutual accountability. There are no exceptions of which I am aware. Yet few organizations see and position accountability as a clear goal. It’s probably because it’s...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: You Can’t Please Everyone

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The LeBron James’ debacle could have been easily avoided if he would not have tried to please everyone.  That’s a good reminder for all of us, personally and professionally to...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilderMentorSeeker

Newsletter: Will We Learn?

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Risk and reward is the basis of all successful financial systems so the US government must not intervene in such a way as to put that system out of balance. ...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter – “Why Don’t We Teach Them How Not to be Poor?” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Here it comes again. It’s April of 2015 and the first two presidential candidates are off and running for November of 2016. I find it especially chilling that these first...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilderMentorSeeker

Newsletter: Who Should Change First?

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Great organizations and great lives are built by great people – people who are willing to grown and change.  Those who treat their employees how they wish to be treated...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter – “Which Came First, Transportation Needs or Uber?” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

A friend recently asked me a couple of interesting questions: "Is great marketing timeless or is great marketing contemporary like vernacular?" "Have human needs changed over the centuries?"   The answer...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter – “What Would You Like to SEA Change?” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

So if you have ever thought to yourself – if I only had the resources, I would [do this great thing] to change the world for the better – now...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: Welcome to the Business of Good

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The Business of Good is my attempt to "productize" my learning from the last twelve years, and by doing so, I believe I can motivate others to do more good...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: Virtuous Cycle

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

According to Stewart Kohl, CEO of Riverside, a virtuous circle is what he seeks in his business and his life. He believes it is accomplished by being open to mistakes...
Read More
Default Image
PostTim's StoryWhat's NextBuilderMentorSeeker

Newsletter: T’was Ever Thus

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Little good comes from panic, though through the hardest of times we are challenged to remain patient.  One way to do this is to remember that the more things change,...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: Trust But Verify

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Author’s Note:  This is the 4 th in a series of 12 articles meant to share my trials and my errors in starting up and building The Business of Good. ...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: Trials and Errors Lesson 3: Play to Win

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Authors Note:  This is the third in a series of 12 articles I’m writing to share my experience, often “what not to do”, from building our foundation over the last...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: Trials and Errors in Service to Others – The Secret to Life: Do One Thing Well

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

This is my first article for our new website. I intend to dedicate most of my first year of writing for the site to sharing what I’ve learned as I...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: Tough Questions

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Social issues such as homelessness are complex and chronic and since they have not been solved using traditional means, innovative and measured new approaches, such as “Housing First” are worth...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: Tiger’s Secret to Success

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I've come to believe that while there are very complex challenges in my life, complex solutions don't work. And if you've ever golfed, you know it's a complex game. The...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: The Truth, Well Told

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Often our organizations have a good story, we just don’t tell it well.  By building a process for getting our target audience to hear the best about us, we can...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter – “The Three-Legged Stool” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

In MBA school in my mid-fifties, some of what I learned was just attaching bigger words to stuff I already knew from experience. Others, such as the three-legged stool lesson...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: The Rocking Chair of Worry

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

When revenue is a problem, often we hide using planning and worrying over taking action.  Great non-profit executives translate problems into plans to address those problems then adjust as the...
Read More
Default Image
PostGivingTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: The Real Business of Good

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The most effective non-profit organizations are learning to combine mission with business disciplines. In 2005, for reasons I still am not clear on, I entered the Fisher School of Business...
Read More
Default Image
PostLeadershipTim's StoryBuilder

Newsletter: The Other Side of Our Story

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Starting a good business, just like living a good life, requires planning and discipline.  I know because I struggled for many years to develop my company into a successful organization. ...
Read More