BLOOMINGTON - S-T-A-C-K - Stack.

S - Set your course.

T - Take action.

A - Accept feedback.

C - Correct your course from the feedback you've received.

K - Keep stacking the logs.

S-T-A-C-K - Stack.

Frank Lunn's father taught him that success comes from stacking the logs - being consistent and persistent in working toward accomplishments.

In turn, Lunn, president and chief executive officer of Kahuna Business Group Inc., passed on his life lessons on success and failure to about 300 people Wednesday at the Interstate Center in Bloomington.

Lunn's presentation was part of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase, in which more than 100 businesses set up booths and displayed information about their services.

Success is not about money or prestige, Lunn told luncheon attendees. Success is knowing what you want and being on track to reach those goals, he said.

"It wasn't until I applied his wisdom of stacking the logs to my opportunities that I found any success," Lunn said.

The author of "Stack the Logs! Building A Success Framework To Reach Your Dreams," Lunn found it hard to focus as a youngster. He said he saw a lot of opportunities but wasn't able to finish projects because he got bored.

He also used to think it was best to make a quick buck; it had to be easy to make money, he said.

He grew up more as some tough circumstances fell on his life.

In 1998, his father died from myelofibrosis. A few years later, his 8-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. His son now is in remission, but Lunn's experience with St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital when his son was sick was a turning point in his life.

He looked at success differently.

He knows now one secret to success is working with a good team.

He appreciates family. He recognizes he didn't always agree and listen to his father, but he's glad he reconciled with him before his death.

Failure also leads to success, he said. Every setback provided him with a chance to learn and then improve, he said.

Lunn also encouraged attendees to be entrepreneurs. He said anyone, whether they work for themselves or work for a company, can be an entrepreneur.

"We can choose to feel crappy, or we can choose to be happy. … It's a choice," Lunn said.

Meanwhile, area businesses hoped the opportunity to participate in the business showcase would end up bringing them some business success.

This year was the first time Barb Adelman, owner of élan Studios in Bloomington, had a booth, but she said she's attended the event for a couple of years and noticed a good crowd of people attended.

Since she opened her own studio two years ago, she decided to take advantage of the networking opportunity.

"It's a great way for me to put my work out for people," Adelman said.