Featured Interview With Tex Jerhand
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Paradise, in Aspen, in the Colorado Rockies, but my father, for work reasons, had to move the family to London.
Since then, returning to Heaven has become my primary target. As soon as I became independent and started a family, I moved back to Aspen, even though I own a business in London. Hence, I am often in both the UK and the USA.
Glad you asked me if I have pets. Few people ask me, yet it is one of my main sources of inspiration. I love when I come back to my home in Aspen, I am immersed in nature, away from the hectic life of London, in my garden, overlooking the mountains, and close to Francis, my beloved donkey. I gave that name because when I was a kid, I always watched the “Francis” talking army donkey movie series and had a lot of fun. My Francis looks a lot like him, he is playful but also spiteful. He is great for making me forget the stress of the city.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
The passion for reading began, like everyone, as a child. Above all, during the winter season, when it is raining and cold, there is nothing better than immersing yourself in reading your favorite book.
It all starts with what happened to me some time ago, when I finished my studies, opened my Advertising and Marketing agency, and was about to get married.
My obsession was: “I do not miss anything and soon I will have a family, I will have children, I will grow old … is that all?” I was looking for something in my life that was escaping me or that I was goddamn missing, yes… but what?
My story is a bit long, but I’ve summarized it on my website: https://www.texjerhand.com/the_author.html
I invite you to read it in full, I’m sure it will be fun for you.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
As I am preparing some influential Career and Leadership books, I am reading a lot on these topics. I am dedicating a lot of time to research, because the subject is delicate and I care a lot. I think they will be ready towards the end of the year.
I have just finished rereading the most important books on the subject. One of them is “Wooden on Leadership” by John Wooden & Steve Jamison. I am currently finishing reading “On Becoming a Leader” by Warren Bennis, then moving on to “Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee and then ending with “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t “by Jim Collins. In the meantime, I compare it with the notes that I have jealously written all the way down in a notebook and, apart from I add other reflections on the subject of “concepts not to be forgotten”, which will outline the next books that to publish.
One of all that I would like to mention who made me think about the problems of managers to realize new ideas that work, is Dr. W. Edwards Deming, who became famous in the seventies for helping Japan with innovative and high-quality products. Other authors who have written self-worthy and interesting information on various topics that I have been able to read are: Dr. Daniel Amen, psychiatrist and specialist in brain disorders., Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, Dr. Aimee Daramus, Dr. Barry F. Vaughan, Ph.D. Suniya S. Luthar and others.
As you can see, I read heavy books and lighter books, the important thing is to get the best out of each of them. No one has the absolute truth, and no one has understood everything on a subject. We can only pass on to others what has been useful and important for us, for our personal growth, but we cannot think that everyone benefits the same as us. We can learn valuable life lessons from everyone. Some more important, some less.
As for who inspires me to write, actually, I have refined a method. All my life I have been writing notes in a notebook, very detailed and so chaotic that now I can hardly even reread it. Written in small print, even in the corners of the pages, sometimes the writing is mixed with arrows, symbols, and more that I will not tell you and the paper has turned yellow.
However, with difficulty and effort, I reread it, and reassembled it, and divided it into topics. This facilitated me in identifying the solutions to the various problems encountered.
Later I did a lot of research which I then compared together with some of my collaborators, experts, and professionals in various fields.
This is to say that each book has its own story. The inspiration to write it comes to me above all when I return to my home, surrounded by nature, near my beloved donkey Francis, or on top of the mountain, I reread and reflect on my notebook. Every time I read it, I get inspiration for a new book. I mark the ideas and then develop them.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
The first book in the “10 WAYS TO THINK” series is: “Take Control of Your Life: Achieve the Goal of a Fulfilling Life. Self-Acceptance to Get Mental Strength, Willpower, and Have Positive Stronger Relationships,” is the essence of self-help.
In the business world, it is essential to come up with new business ideas to stay competitive. It is perhaps more important than ever in today’s world. Sometimes it seems difficult because we have a lot more options today than we did a year or two ago.
In this second book in the series: “TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE… while drinking coffee. Test New Ideas, Transform your Habits and Awaken Decision-Making Power.” I mainly focus on Business Life.
The inspiration to write this book came to me reflecting on some events that have happened to me in my life and seriously reflecting on the true values that should distinguish every human being. I also thought a lot about sharing, social life, and the difficulties that every entrepreneur must face to be successful, both in business and in private life.
During the day, we make thousands of decisions every minute. We make most of these decisions without conscious reflection; instinctively or through responses learned as habits based on the experience of a lifetime. Unfortunately, these habitual decision patterns persist in the business world, so that owners react without thinking about changing situations without really thinking. Such behavior is not appropriate in the business environment, where change is constant.
The habits you create today influence your future. Your habits are your daily actions. Change your habits and change your way of thinking.
The secret of success is based on what you think of yourself, on how you consider life. Actual business leads you to be happy for having taken control of your life, not for being dominated by it and spending your days enslaved by it. The genuine change is in yourself because once you improve yourself then everything around you, including your business, will grow accordingly.
Courage will serve you to make the right decisions and make the changes, using fear for your goal, not as an insurmountable obstacle. It will be a fundamental step to take control of your life, knowing that to do so you must act immediately without delay and thus overcome indecision because knowing how to decide at the right time determines the success or failure of any business you are doing or about to start.
My goal in writing the book is to create a work full of tips and solutions already successfully tested, sometimes even very complex, making them understandable to everyone.
Rich in principles of life and human values, in just ten simple steps, with a direct and immediate language, “TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE… while drinking coffee.” it can help you change your private life and your business.
Just as I am finishing these lines, I am about to publish the third book in the series which in a sense completes and continues the second book, focusing on developing innovative ideas and how to thinking outside the box.
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