Worth the Time
Make the result worth the time invested. An hour may be enough depending on the outcome, but perhaps a week, month or a few years might be needed. A lot can happen in even a 20 minute conversation but that Read More …
Call Me Back
Scenario: I am the customer. I call a new _______ (retailer, service provider, restaurant.) They are – a commodity – let’s be quite clear, there are many who do what they do. Then, they answer, but they say “call me Read More …
Has to Fit
Those things you have on your list for your business, your volunteer time, your family life, the things you have committed to tackle (yes, the list is long I know!) That is why each and every one of them has Read More …
An Active Part of the Solution
Things will not change unless (and until) more people become an active part of the solution. It isn’t easy, it takes time, it takes effort. You have to focus. You have to be able to compromise, you have to listen Read More …
Ahead of The Industry
When you are ahead of the industry it gets you even further ahead. Inventing the new thing Early adoption Commitment from suppliers In stock inventory More customers Overall market advantage Access to capital Positive attention All of which…keeps you ahead Read More …
Up Next
What is up next? New project New challenge New menu New book New role New client New year (depending on when you celebrate) And Maybe a new (not repetitive) commercial? Anticipation for what is new. What is on deck, or Read More …
Watch Live
For a moment, or maybe a few hours, we watch live. The Olympics Playoffs The Super Bowl The Final 4 Kentucky Derby The World Series But the other times that are really (really) worth making the effort to watch live Read More …
Know When to Stop
It is good to know when to stop. Working Answering email Binge watching streaming video Scrolling through social media Replying to a group text Researching a topic Eating It’s Friday. Do you know when to stop? If not now might Read More …
Chip Away
When it is busy, you chip away at the work. Little by little you make progress until eventually you’re done. But… Hopefully the work keep coming. Right? You don’t want to run out of things to do. Then again. In Read More …
Listen and Learn
We can always be better when we listen and learn vs talking too much pontificating expounding on the same idea, over and over again spouting stats reliving the glory days of high school or college When it comes to our Read More …