440 - How well do you (or your employees) know your company?

I just returned Oklahoma City from my company's 50th Anniversary Convention.

It is so inspiring to review how and why a company got started.

In LegalShield's case, it began out of the need for legal representation.

The founder, Harland C. Stonecipher, was the victim of a bad car accident.

The woman responsible for the accident turned around and sued him. Mr. Stonecipher almost went bankrupt defending himself and he felt that was wrong.

Every American deserves to have access to their rights whenever they need it.

There was one point at the beginning when Mr. Stonecipher and his wife, Shirley, had to sell their furniture in order to make payroll.

Introducing a new concept will always be met with adversity.

The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said, "“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; and Third, it is accepted as self-evident.”

New ideas are shrugged of as being hair-brained, or silly. Just ask people like the Wright brothers, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

Harland Stonecipher faced all of these stages and went on to build a $2 billion empire called Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc (PPLSI).

We are not competition to the existing system on attorneys.

We simply make access to our justice system affordable for the 80-90% of the population who can not otherwise afford it.

Only 30% of the population have up-to-date will, for one reason.

They can't afford it.

PPLSI exists to enable everyone in North America to have access to their rights whenever they need to.

Knowing the history, the mission and vision of your company can increase your desire to work harder and to be part of the goals you have set.

How well do you (or your employees) know your company?